Quinoa in my rice cooker!
Yes, I am the epitome of lazy. While making quinoa on the stovetop is not hard, I wanted to know if I could throw it into my rice cooker and leave it. And it worked!
I don’t know if my rice cooker had anything to do with it, although my cooker is not a super fancy one. It is nicer than the aluminum ones, but not as expensive as my parents’ rice cooker which has a million settings on it. Mine is a 3 cup rice cooker.
I put in 1 cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water and turned it on. After it had cooked and switched to “keep warm,” I let it steam for about 15 minutes (which is what I do when I make rice in the rice cooker) before I opened it.
Voila! Perfect quinoa!
I especially like quinoa because it has a nutty taste and it has more protein than rice.
So I could try cooking some barley I have in my rice cooker, you think?
ReplyDeleteHey that's a good idea! It's worth trying, I think.
Deletethanks for sharing this. I don't eat enough rice to justify the steamer but this might make a sale.
ReplyDeleteThe rice cooker has been a good purchase for us even though we really don't eat rice very often. It makes brown rice really well, and now that I can use it for quinoa, it'll get even more use. :)
DeleteI need to try quinoa. I've wondered what it tastes like. I love rice and do have a cooker that I haven't used in years. I'll have to dig it out.
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely worth a try! I love eating quinoa with butter and a little salty cajun seasoning.
DeleteI use a rice cooker to make mine too :D
ReplyDeleteMy tips:
In a dry frying pan (stirring constantly) toast the quinoa for a couple minutes. It helps release this wonderful roasted nutty flavor that doesn't quite express itself otherwise.
My other tip: 1 cup of water and 1 cup of low sodium chicken broth
Have I told you how cute you look with your pink streaks?
THANKS for the tips!!!! I will definitely try those!!!!
DeleteAnd thanks for the compliment! I love pink!!!!