Creamy Quinoa Porridge

[bellesy]

Name of Recipe: Creamy Quinoa Porridge

Number of People: About 4 servings

Source:  inspired by http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/07/quinoa-creamy-quinoa-porridge-other-recipes.html

Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa grains
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 1/3 cup water for cooking
1/2 - 1 apple, peeled and chopped
Handful of sultanas

Preparation:
1. The night before, rinse the quinoa grains for 1 minute in a strainer, then put the strainer in a bowl and cover the grains with water.  Add 1 tbs of an acid medium, such as apple cider vinegar and let it soak overnight
2. Rinse the grains again in the morning, drain and add to TMX bowl.
3. Add cooking water and blitz on speed 6 for 30 seconds.  This will make the texture of the porridge smoother.
4. Add in sliced apples and sultanas
5. Cook for 14 mins, 100 degrees, speed 1. 

Tips/Hints:
If you like a bit of crunch in the apples, dice them instead of thinly slicing them.

Other fruit like blueberries would work well, too.

Blending the grains makes it smoother, and more like a traditional porridge.  The 'tails' on the grains mean that it doesn't really ever get silky smooth, though!

Spoon out the porridge, then wash the TMX bowl via some warm water, dish soap and a few turbos.  If you do it soon after serving, it will be easier to clean the bowl.

[Nay-nay]

Thanks - will try. Maybe I could put it in TMX basket and soak in TMX overnight. 

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

Sounds very nice, can't wait to give it a try.  I love the passionate homemaking blog.  I think I would leave the skin on the apple and chop it in the TMX.  It sounds be easy enough to scoop out before blitzing the grain. 

Good idea to soak in the TMX Nay-nay. 

[cathy79]

Any hints on rinsing quinoa?  It's so small that I though it would fall straight through the TMX basket.

This sounds delicious.

[bellesy]

Any hints on rinsing quinoa?  It's so small that I though it would fall straight through the TMX basket.

This sounds delicious.

I use a strainer, so the grains can't slip through and that works pretty well for me.  It's not a big deal to tip the soaked/rinsed/drained quinoa out of the strainer and into the TMX bowl.

[Thermomixer]

Thanks bellesy.  Sounds interesting.  Just need to plan 

[Tam]

Any ideas about the cooking times if I just make half the quantity?  Hubby is away and I want to make this for myself and my 2 littlies for breakfast - I've got the quinoa soaking however I'm not too sure if I should just half the water and time??
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance....

[Songria]

Sorry Tam, I made the full amount.  Could you make one batch today and put half in the fridge for tomorrow?

My husband, two year old and I loved this!  We had chunkier pieces of apple and added a little bit of cinnamon at the end.

I'm so used to having quinoa as a savoury dish it took me a couple of spoonfuls to get past this way of thinking.  But once I did - yum!  My two year old can't get enough and licked the spoon dry.

Thanks for sharing Bellesy.

[courton]

Can we substitute apple cidar vinegar with something else...seems a waste to buy it for one tablespoon

[jkmt]

Can we substitute apple cidar vinegar with something else...seems a waste to buy it for one tablespoon

Try lemon juice - I gather the aim is to have an acidic element that together with the soaking, makes the grain more digestible.

[courton]

Thanks. Shall give it a go.

[cookie1]

I must try this, I'm into quinoa at the moment.