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Stir-Fried Chinese Quinoa Recipe ~ order ingredients

Stir-Fried Chinese Quinoa Recipe

Quinoa Recipe

Here is our quinoa recipe, a delicious protein-packed dish if you're looking to lose weight. Quinoa is a nutritious seed with a nutty flavour from South America, and it gained popularity as a healthy replacement for rice. A vegan-friendly dish for you and your family, it is a perfect weeknight or lunchbox meal that everyone will love.

Meal: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese

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Yield: 2 servings


Ingredients

  • 500ml water
  • 200g quinoa, rinsed
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 150g spring onions, sliced
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 20g garlic, minced75g carrot, finely chopped
  • 75g carrot, finely chopped
  • 200g green beans, trimmed and finely sliced
  • 230g zucchini, chopped
  • 25g red chilli, sliced
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce

For the garlic sesame dipping sauce:

  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • ½ tsp Chinese five-spice powder

Equipment

  • 1 large saucepan
  • 1 fork
  • 1 large frying pan
  • 2 bowls

Quinoa Recipe

Directions

  • Boil water in a large saucepan and add the quinoa. Cook on medium heat until the quinoa is tender. Uncover, mix the quinoa with a fork and set aside.
  • Add the oil and fry the spring onions with the chilli flakes and garlic until they soften in a frying pan.
  • Stir fry the carrot and green beans for one minute, then add the zucchinis and red chillies and stir-fry for another minute.
  • Stir in the cooked quinoa and soy sauce, and fry until the quinoa is a little crispy on the bottom. Separate into two bowls.
  • For the garlic sesame dipping sauce, add the oil and stir-fry the garlic in the same pan used to fry the quinoa.
  • Remove the garlic and mix with the chilli flakes, soy sauce, sesame oil, and five-spice powder.

Cooking Tips

Our quinoa recipe is amazingly flavourful and easily customisable. It is an excellent dish to finish all the vegetables in your refrigerator before your next grocery haul. Here are three tips for the perfect Chinese fried quinoa:

  • Cook the quinoa in a rice cooker. Wipe the rice cooker with oil, add 1 cup of rinsed quinoa and 2 cups of water. Stir and press the start button.
  • Toast the quinoa for a minute before cooking to enhance its nutty flavour.
  • Roughly chop the vegetables. They just need to be approximately the same size to cook evenly.


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