Risotto-Style Quinoa

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion (or type of onion you prefer)
  • 2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup quinoa (if not organic, rinse off in a fine mesh strainer)
  • 2 cups (or a little extra) chicken or vegetable stock
  • Sea salt and black pepper, to taste (be careful because of the stock)

Directions

  1. In a medium sauté pan over medium heat, add the oil and onions, Cook them until translucent. 
  2. Add the garlic and continue to cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. 
  3. Pour in the quinoa and stir until toasted. 
  4. Meanwhile, in a small sauce pan, put your stock on a low simmer.  Once heated, add a quarter-cup at a time to the quinoa until the liquid is just about dissolved, but never dry. 
  5. Continue stirring and adding the stock to the quinoa pan until the grains are translucent and the germ has spiraled out from each grain. 
  6. Taste and add salt and pepper as desired. 

https://www.cutco.com/learn/risotto-style-quinoa