Quick question:
I’m currently obsessed with quinoa. It will pass I know. Kind of like my pomegranate seed or jicama stage did.
BUT until then…do you guys rinse your quinoa? How important is this step?
Need to know.
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I never rinse my quinoa. But I am lazy with that type of stuff!
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Nope
I don’t rinse mine but I just found out you should. I will probably try it next time. Im not sure if I found this on Pinterest (you may have seen it) but just tried this recipe:
http://edibleperspective.com/2011/07/why-you-make-extra-quinoa/
You really should rinse it. 1. it tastes better (not as bitter) and 2. there could be non-quinoa particles in there you don’t want to eat, it says it right on the package, and I have found some hard black rock-like things before. Sometimes I cook mine in chicken, vegetable or beef broth (depending on what I’m eating with it) instead of water for extra flavor.
I never rinse it. I do “toast” it in the saucepan prior to adding water. I heat the pan, put the quinoa in it and brown it. Then add water. It gives it a rich nutty taste.
You should try Trader Joes tricolor quinoa
You should also sprout it (soak it for 6-8 hours) before rinsing it, then cooking it. Sprouting helps release the enzymes so this complete protein is more easily digested. You will know it is sprouted when there is a tail-like thing coming out of each one. I won’t write here what they look like; you’ll know they have sprouted.
I rinse the quinoa that is not already rinsed. Some companies…Bob’s Red Mill for one….have prerinsed quinoa. Bitter taste goes down the drain with a rinse.
Hey Jody! I know a lot of people have already commented but I thought I’d add a little something to the conversation. We grow quinoa on our little farm and it has to be washed a zillion times when it comes straight off of the plant raw because it is covered in a bitter saponin layer that bugs and birds won’t even touch. It’s extremely hard to get off and it tastes awful, like an unripe persimmon, if you don’t get it all off. It foams up really good too if any is left on. What’s kind of cool is the saponin in the quinoa is the same stuff that makes soap nuts foam up. We actually put it in a an old pair of nylon pantyhose and throw it in the washing machine alone in order to remove it all in one rinse. Because it’s so terrible tasting and time consuming to remove, most store bought varieties of quinoa are already pre-rinsed to remove the saponin.
But, I’d still give it a rinse to see if you get any foam.
If our crop does well again this year, I’ll send you some Georgia grown orange/golden quinoa for you and the family!