I love quinoa, because it is a protein, I don't usually have meat with it. So this is a great vegetarian meal.
Quinoa is pronounced Keen- wah . It is '' the mother of all grains '' so the Inca Empire have said. It comes in three colours - red, black and white.
Quinoa - Protein, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Magnesium, Folate and Fibre.
Brown Rice - Vitamin B3, Copper, Selenium, magnesium, Phosphorus.
The other night I needed to cook a quick dinner, I had quinoa and rice soaking. So I went out to the vegetable garden and picked a bunch of green vegetables. Remember when cooking green vegetables or any other vegetables do not over cook them. They need to have as little cooking as possible. Raw is best. But lightly steamed is ok.
I used spinach, chard, courgettes, beans and bok choy. First soak your rice and quinoa separately in water for a couple of hours. We eat left overs the next day and the rice and quinoa after cooking can be frozen. You can change the quantities in this recipe.
Fried Quinoa, Brown Rice and Vegetables Recipe
2 cups short grain Brown rice - soak up to 4 hrs
2 cups Quinoa - soak up to 4 hrs see my page on ''Soaking ''
1 onion sliced
4 cloves garlic
1 small red chilli sliced
4 tbsp Organic Tamari sauce- naturally fermented, gluten free, soy sauce
Green vegetables - lots of them, washed and sliced.
Coconut oil for frying
Method
1 - After soaking the rice, strain and place in a pot with 3 cups water. (if you use long grain rice , use 4 cups water )With the lid on, bring to the boil and then turn down and simmer for 40 mins. Then cool the rice.
2 - After soaking the quinoa, strain in a fine strainer and place in a pot with 2 cups water. With the lid on bring to the boil and then turn down and simmer for 15 - 20 mins . Then cool the quinoa.
3 - In a large wok melt coconut oil and gently fry onion until soft.
4 - Add garlic and chilli cook on low for 1 minute, don't brown.
5 - Turn up heat add sliced beans first if that is the hardest vegetable you have. Cook for a few mins until just tender and then add the rest of the green vegetables and fry quickly, stirring until just wilted - don't over cook them.
6 - Add the Tamari sauce.
7 - Add rice and quinoa, stir through, taste and add more Tamari if you need to.
