How to cook quinoa in a microwave oven
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Terrific New eBook On How To Broil Delicious Foods How to cook quinoa in a microwave The standard way to cook quinoa is to cook in in boiling water. You can however cook it in a microwave oven quite easily as this following method shows. These instructions are for a 700watt microwave oven. Check the power of your microwave and increase or reduce the times accordingly. Step one Measure out one cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water. The size of cup doesn’t matter as long as the proprtions are 2 to 1. Step two Rinse the quinoa under cold water for half a minute to remove any impurities. Step three Put the water and the quinoa into a microwaveable dish and cover. Now you cook it in the microwave on high for about three minutes. Take out of the oven and let it stand for 1 minute. Give the quinoa a gentle stir while it is resting and then place it back in the microwave for a second three minute cooking time. You must let the quinoa stand for a minute or two to let it rest and absorb some more of the water. Because of differences in the types of quinoa and also your model of oven there may be some residue water that you must drain before using the quinoa in your recipe. you can now tuck into the freshly cooked quinoa. The only difference I have observed in cooking quinoa in a microwave as opposed to cooking it the standard way is that is expands very slightly more and is a bit softer to the touch. The results of cooking quinoa this way are just as good as using the standard method. By far the easiest way to put quinoa on your plate is to just serve it as is straight from cooking without any extras. Just serve it on the plate instead. Quinoa is better in some situations than others and in particlular it works well with stir fry dishes and salads. This is where it really comes into its own and prooves to be a versatile addition to your kithcen larder, 
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