Brown Rice And Quinoa Food

BROWN RICE QUINOA BLEND

Steps:

• Boil Chicken broth and add in the quinoa and rice bend.
• Stir together lightly
• Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 25 minutes. This is done when all the liquid is absorbed in the grains. For a short grain brown rice you may need a little more liquid and cooking time (5 minutes)at the end.
• Check the grain tenderness before removing it from your stove. Don't let it scorch!
• Remove from heat and keep covered until ready to serve. Cool to room temperature or lower if you are adding this blend to a salad.

BROWN RICE AND QUINOA RECIPE

Steps:

• Rinse your quinoa and brown rice. Spray inside of pot with olive oil to prevent sticking.
• Add rice, quinoa, garlic, water, olive oil, and (optional) salt to the pot.
• Set the pressure cooker for 18 minutes on high pressure.
• Allow dish to naturally release for 5 minutes, then quick release the rest of the steam.

BROWN RICE & QUINOA SUSHI ROLLS

Steps:

• Rinse and drain your short grain brown rice. Add the rice to a medium size saucepan along with the dash of salt and 2 1/3 cups water. (Yes, that too much water for the rice, but you'll add the quinoa to it as well later on). Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cover the pan. Set your timer for 30 minutes.
• While the rice cooks you can mix up the vinegar(s), mirin, sugar and salt. I like to heat this up so that the sugar and salt fully dissolve. Set aside.
• Also while the rice cooks you can cut up your filling (grate the carrot, slice up the cucumber and avacado). Set aside.
• At the 30 minute mark, add in the quinoa and give it a quick stir. You may have to bring it back up to a boil to maintain the heat, then reduce back down to low and cover again. Set your timer for 15 more minutes. At the end of the 15 minutes both the rice and the quinoa should be tender and nicely cooked.
• Remove your rice mixture from the pan. You can turn it into a large mixing bowl, or even onto a cookie sheet. Spread it out so that it cools more quickly. Mix in the vinegar mixture, carefully folding it into the rice. I like to use a rice paddle (flat sort of spoon), fanning it out as you go to help the rice cool off. Adjust the seasoning if need be, adding more vinegar if you like. (I wouldn't add more salt because you generally serve with soy sauce).
• After about 10 minutes the rice should have cooled off quite a bit and be ready to work with. (You could prepare this far in advance, remembering it's best to work with the rice at room temperature).
• Cover up your sushi mat with plastic wrap or a clear plastic bag (I put it inside a large ziploc). Place a sheet of nori on your mat (shiny side down).
• Eyeball your rice mixture into 4 equal portions and place one portion on your sheet of nori. Pat it down with damp hands to cover the lower half of the nori sheet with rice. There is usually a picture on the back of the nori packaging to show you how to spread the rice and roll it up. I like to keep a mug of water nearby to dip my fingers into.
• If you wish, spread a thin layer of mayo across the rice, with the option of adding a little wasabi to the mayo. Another option is to sprinkle the rice with sesame seeds or Gomasio at this point. Place your fillings in a straight line across the middle of your rice. Lift the sushi mat and fold over and roll, to form a log. This might take practice if it's your first time, but basically connect the bottom of the sheet closest to you, to the top of the rice mixture, which should result in your filling being perfectly in the middle (or not! -- still tastes good!). Use the mat to help you tighten up the sushi log then release it.
• Repeat to use up all the rice and you should have 4 sushi logs. With a very sharp knife (I like a bread knife myself), cut each log into 6 or 8 equal pieces.
• Serve with wasabi, picked ginger and light soy sauce. Enjoy!

BROWN JASMINE RICE WITH QUINOA

Steps:

• Wash uncooked quinoa. Easiest method is to rinse in a fine mesh colandar.
• Wash uncooked brown jasmine rice. Easiest method is to rinse it in the rice pot prior to cooking, and drain off rinse water.
• Add quinoa and rice to rice pot, if the rice isn't already in there.
• Add water to the rice pot up to the "4", presuming your rice pot has numbers stamped on the wall of the pot which correspond to the number of "scoops" being made.
• If you have a basic "keep/cook" rice pot, press the button down to "cook". If you have one of those weird digital rice pots, cook the rice in the usual fashion. The 25% quinoa substitution will not affect cooking time.

QUINOA AND RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Place the quinoa and rice in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse until the water runs clear. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until foamy. Add the quinoa and rice and cook, stirring to coat with the butter, then add the broth or water. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, then immediately reduce the heat to low and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Cook for 18 minutes, then remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and season to taste.