How to Cook Quinoa

From the authors of Quinoa 365: The Everyday Superfood ~ How to Cook Quinoa fast and simple! Super easy, super food. The books' co-author, Carolyn Hemming shows you how to cook quinoa in almost no time at all! Shows you how to infuse flavor, cook ahead of time and ideas for how to serve it. Quick tips for rinsing your quinoa and removing any bitter flavor also. Be healthy and well! Enjoy!

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Howto & Style

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• quinoa
• cooking
• health
• nutrition
• high
• protein
• vitamins
• minerals
• complex
• carbohydrate
• gluten
• free

[socalmuscleboi168]

I've heard that quinoa needs to be soaked in water for 12 hours before cooking otherwise the protein will not be absorb-able by the body. Is this true?

[Quinoa365TV]

@socalmuscleboi168 This is not true. If you soaked quinoa for 12 hours you'd have sprouts! This protein will be absorbed by the body with normal cooking, no worries.

[HyperHowie]

TO THE SPEAKER/AUTHOR:

Please get your cooking directions down right: In the intro you say, cook it for 10 minutes...leave it alone. Then, later, you mention coming back in 5-6 minutes (IS THAT TO JUST STIR IT? You do say the liquid will all be gone?) NOT VERY PRECISE. Which is it?????

[Quinoa365TV]

@HyperHowie Dear HyperHowie, It is quite simple. You cook the quinoa for 10 minutes and then (just as we instruct), turn the burner off and let it sit for an additional 5 or 6 minutes depending on how soft and fluffy you prefer your quinoa. Let it sit for 10 minutes if you want, it's up to you. All the liquid will be gone and it will be ready to eat. Super easy. Develop your own 'precise' method depending on how you like to eat your quinoa. Try cooking it and you'll see what we mean. Enjoy! :)

[8Midas8]

Won't boiling it for longer kill off more of the nutrients? I've seen instructions to only bring to a boil and then simmer. Which would be less heat?? Just want to know the best way to maintain nutrition while cooking. Thank you

[Quinoa365TV]

Thanks for your question. Will boiling kill off more nutrients? It depends on which nutrients you are referring to. Minerals, protein and dietary fibre are not degraded by heat; although vitamins are. Yes, taking care to cook at lower temperatures can help preserve more vitamins.

[Noushiebug]

this is the best recipe i've tried for quinoa. thank you for making it easy! :)

[googo151]

Nice vid, informative, and gorgeous lady doing the talking. Thanks for posting.

[YoLninYo]

superfood, and it's SUPER EXPENSIVE!!!!!

[KesoZydis]

This video was awesome! I just cooked Quinoa for the very first time by following your directions and it came out PERFECT!!! Thank you so much for putting this up.

[Jere616]

very informative for the viewers. thanks.