Fragrant Prawn Quinoa

By alexisknibbs on Jul 3, 2024

Rice is nice but I do enjoy using different ingredients in my recipes. Quinoa is the seed of a grain. It's so tasty and I like to cook it exactly the same way I cook rice. Quinoa has a nutty flavour to it. I think the flavour makes dishes more interesting. When I added spices and prawns to the meal it made this dish a taste sensation. We loved it and we hope you will enjoy it too.

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Equipment

Sharp knife
Chopping board
Saucepan
Stirring spoon.
Teaspoon
Tablespoon
Colander

Ingredients

Prawns x 500g
Spring onions x 6 - 8
Courgette x 1
Red pepper x 1
Turmeric x 1 tsp
Cardamon seeds x 8 - 10 pods
Quinoa x 300g
Chicken or vegetable stock or bone broth x 60o mls
Tamari x 2 tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Remove the the tops and the bottoms from the spring onions.
Slice the flesh into 1/2 centimetre pieces.
Peel and grate the courgette.
Cut the top from the red pepper and remove the core and the stalk.
Slice and dice the flesh of the pepper.
Set these ingredients to one side.
Measure the quinoa and put it into the sieve.
Place the quinoa under the tap and rise through thoroughly.
Set the quinoa to one side.
Put a large pan onto a high heat on the hob and add oil to the base of the pan.
When the pan is hot add in the spring onions and fry until they start to soften.
Next add in the red pepper and fry for a further 5 minutes or until the pepper start to soften.
Add in the courgette and fry for a further minute or so.
Sprinkle over the turmeric and under the blade of the knife crack open the cardamon pods.
Remove the seeds and put the into the saucepan.
Stir all of these ingredients together for a minute or so.
Put the quinoa into the saucepan and fry for about a minute.
Pour over the chicken or vegetable stock or bone broth.
There must be enough to cover the quinoa and then two centimetres above the top of where the quinoa sits in the pan.
Add in the tamari and salt and pepper to your tastes.
Put the pan onto a high heat on the hob and put the lid on.
Let the pan come to the boil.
When the pan is boiling turn the heat down to a medium heat.
Leave the pan to simmer until all of the liquid has disappeared.
It will take a little while to cook the quinoa so please be patient.
On my hob it takes a good 10 - 15 minutes but other hobs my be different.
Once the liquid has disappeared remove from the heat.
Be careful towards the end as the quinoa can sometimes stick to the base of the pan.
Towards the end be sure to check by putting the spoon in the quinoa to see if there is any liquid left.
If there is no liquid fluff it with the spoon.
However if there is liquid put the lid back on and leave for a further few minutes.
Continue this process until all the liquid disappears.
Once the quinoa is cooked add in the prawns.
If using uncooked prawns keep stirring them into the quinoa until they turn pink.
It should take around 3 - 5 minutes for this to happen.
When they are cooked remove from the heat immediately.
Chop the coriander and stir into the quinoa mixture.
If using cooked prawns stir them in and remove from the heat.
Again chop the coriander and stir into the quinoa.
Then serve and enjoy.

Fragrant Prawn Quinoa

Fragrant Prawn Quinoa was a yummy meal. It was very easy to prepare and cook. You could make this dish in advance of a meal. You can freeze it as well. However if you are using cooked prawns that have already been frozen I wouldn't freeze them again. Seafood if not always great when frozen so it's best not to keep refreezing it. Although the meal does make delicious leftovers too. However you decided to eat this dish, as always, please enjoy. Thank you. xxx