Best Quinoa Fried Rice Recipes

QUINOA FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan; season with salt. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and let sit for 5 minutes; fluff quinoa with a fork. Refrigerate until cool, 8 hours to overnight.
• Mix soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, and sesame oil together in a bowl until sauce is evenly mixed.
• Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over high heat; saute carrots and onion for 2 minutes. Add 2 scallions, garlic, and ginger; saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes more. Add the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and quinoa; cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Stir sauce into quinoa mixture; cook and stir until evenly coated, about 2 minutes.
• Make well in the center of the quinoa mixture. Pour eggs into the well; cook and stir until eggs are scrambled and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add peas and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add remaining scallion.

QUINOA FRIED "RICE"

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/2 cups water, 3/4 cup rinsed quinoa and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to a simmer in a saucepan; cover and cook 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cook 1 chopped broccoli stalk and 4 chopped baby bell peppers in vegetable oil in a skillet until tender, 3 minutes. Add 2 chopped scallions and 1 tablespoon each chopped garlic and ginger; cook 1 minute. Add the quinoa, 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 1 tablespoon each toasted sesame oil and mirin; toss.

QUINOA SHRIMP FRIED "RICE"

Steps:

• Rinse the quinoa well. Put the quinoa and 3 cups water in a large saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so the water simmers and cook until the quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and spread on a rimmed baking sheet to cool.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of the vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the eggplant and cook until it begins to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add 2 more tablespoons of the vegetable oil to the skillet and stir in the garlic, carrot, ginger and scallion whites. Cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 1 minute. Stir in the soy sauce, sesame oil and fish sauce. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until they begin to change color, about 2 minutes. Add the cooled quinoa. Continue to cook, stirring, until the shrimp are fully cooked, about 3 minutes. Stir in the scallion greens. Divide the mixture among 4 bowls.
• Wipe out the skillet and heat the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Crack the eggs into the skillet, sprinkle with a little salt and a few turns of pepper and cook until set, about 3 minutes.
• Top each bowl with a fried egg.

STIR-FRIED RICE AND BLACK QUINOA WITH CABBAGE, RED PEPPER AND GREENS

Steps:

• If using chard and the stems are wide, dice the thick part of the stems (discard the stringier, tapering part of the stems); you should have 1 to 1 1/2 cups diced stems. Stack greens and cut in slivers, or coarsely chop. You should have 7 or 8 cups chopped greens (they will lose volume when they wilt in the stir-fry).
• Combine chopped garlic and ginger in a small bowl or ramekin. Beat eggs in a bowl and season with a pinch of salt. Prepare the other ingredients and place in separate bowls within arm's reach of your burner.
• Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or a 12-inch skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates within a second or two when added to the pan. Swirl in 2 teaspoons of oil by adding it to the sides of the pan and swirling the pan. Make sure that the bottom of the wok or pan is coated with oil and add eggs, swirling the wok or pan so that the eggs form a thin pancake. Cook 30 - 60 seconds, until set. Using a spatula, turn pancake over and cook for 5 to 10 more seconds, until thoroughly set, then transfer to a plate or cutting board and quickly cut into strips, using the edge of your spatula or a knife.
• Swirl another tablespoon of oil into wok or pan and add tofu. Stir-fry for a minute or two, until it begins to color, and remove to a plate. Swirl in remaining oil and add garlic and ginger. Stir-fry no more than 10 seconds and add chard stems and red pepper. Stir-fry for 2 minutes, until crisp-tender, and add cabbage and light part of the scallions. Stir-fry for 1 minute and add greens. Stir-fry until leaves wilt, 1 to 2 minutes, and add rice and quinoa. Stir-fry, scooping up the grains with your spatula then pressing them into the hot wok or pan and scooping them up again, for about 2 minutes. Add soy sauce, the dark green part of the scallions, tofu, eggs and cilantro, stir for about 30 seconds, remove from heat and serve.

QUINOA SHRIMP FRIED RICE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Preferably the day before preparing this dish cook quinoa according to directions on package in 2 cups water. Chill in an airtight container in refrigerator until ready to use. The quinoa can also be cooked just before preparing the recipe, just drain off any excess liquid. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a 12-inch (fairly deep) non-stick skillet or non-stick wok over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, season lightly with salt and cook, tossing occasionally until shrimp are opaque and just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a plate. Add another 2 teaspoons oil to skillet. Add peas and carrots, edamame, green onions, garlic and ginger and saute 3 minutes. Push veggies over to one side of the pan. Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil to opposite side of the pan. Add in eggs and cook and scramble until they are just set (but are still slightly runny). Add quinoa and shrimp to skillet. Drizzle in soy sauce, mirin and sesame oil. Cook and toss until liquid has evaporated, about 2 to 3 minutes. Toss in cilantro and serve warm.

QUINOA CHICKEN "FRIED RICE"

Steps:

• Cook the Quinoa first and let it stand and cool down. It's important to let the Quinao sit in its water for at least ½ an hour before you start cooking it so you get no bitter taste.
• In a saucepan big enough to hold all the Quinoa Fried Rice, heat some oil and then stir fry the chicken until it's mostly cooked. Add salt & pepper to taste.
• Add in the carrots, and sautee about a minute with the chicken to start softening the carrots up a bit.
• Add in the peas and corn and sautee with the chicken and carrots for about a minute.
• Scramble the eggs in a cup and then pour in with the chicken, carrots, peas, and corn. It is important to cook the scramble eggs before adding in the Quinoa. If you pour the raw egg onto the Quinoa, the Quinoa will get soggy.
• When the eggs are scrambled, pour in the Quinoa and the green onions along with the soy sauce. Mix all ingredients together well. Let cook in pan, stirring continually for about 1-2 minutes.

QUINOA FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring quinoa, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 2 cups water to a boil. Cover; reduce heat and simmer until tender, 16 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; let cool.
• Heat a large cast iron pan until very hot, about 2 minutes (a sprinkle of water should evaporate immediately). Add 2 tablespoons oil, mushrooms, and onions; cook stirring occasionally until browned, 2 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, and sriracha; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add quinoa and remaining 1 tablespoon of oil, cook, tossing occasionally and scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, until heated through, 2 minutes. Add kale, and soy sauce; toss until kale is wilted; 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.