Quinoa. It's a super yummy, high
protein, high fiber, low glycimic index carbohydrate source. It
is found in the high altitudes of South America, and in fact the
great civilizations in that area were fed by it. It is tasty,
very nutritious, and is something special you can feed to your
guests. It goes well with almost any kind of vegetable and meat
dish.Quinoa is,
surprisingly, a complete protein food. Almost like meat. It has
all the essential amino acids. It grows only above 3,000m
altitude in dryer areas of South America (that kind of explains
the high cost!)
Quinoa is so nutritious that
the South American Indians called it the "Mother Grain"... it's
that good.
I'm eating some immediately
after I write this.
Here in Singapore where I live,
quinoa is available in health food stores and costs about 7SGD
(about 4 USD) per 500g. The 500g really expands and can last
many meals. This makes quinoa more expensive than rice, but
still not out of budget for most people.
Cooking Instructions
1. First figure out how much
quinoa you are cooking in terms of "cups" or volume. (easy just
pour it into cups and count!)
2. Then boil 2x as many cups of
water as you have quinoa. E.g. to cook 3 cups quinoa, boil 6
cups water.
3. Once the water is boiling,
with bubbles and steam! Add in the quinoa and turn the heat to
low.
4. Let is cook at low heat for
15 min (or thereabout) till the water has been totally absorbed.
5. Serve to people you love
because it's good for them!
6. You can refrigerate the
remainder, it stores well.
