Pilaf de quinua (Quinoa pilaf)
May 20th, 2008 by Diego

You didn’t thought to find a pilaf made of quinoa, did you? why do we use the quinoa? well, as we saw in a previous post, this is an excellent, nutritional, food used by the Incas. This pilaf is one of the healthiest ways to prepare it; contains olive oil, chicken stock, carrots, parmesan… and it has only 199 calories - you can’t lose it!. This recipe is for 8 people.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup of quinoa
- 3 cups of chicken stock
- 1 1/2 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1/2 cup of green bell pepper, cut in little pieces
- 2 cups of carrots, peeled and cut in little pieces
- 1/2 cup of red bell pepper, cut in little pieces
- 3 shallot heads, chopped (green and white parts)
- 2 celeries, chopped in little pieces
- 1/2 cup of chopped parsley
- 1 clove of garlic, chopped
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese, grated
- Salt
- Pepper
Preparation:
Wash the quinoa. See the link of Quinoa.
Boil the stock and add the quinoa. Cook 15 minutes, strain and keep back.
Pour the oils in a big frying pan and make a sauté with the peppers, carrots, shallots, celery and parsley on a high flame for 7-8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 more minute. Season.
Add all this to the quinoa and stir with a big fork. Season with parmesan, salt and pepper.
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