Quinoa Baby Food Instant Pot
When cook time is up let the instant pot stay.
Quinoa baby food instant pot. 1 cup diced sweet potato 1 2 cup quinoa and 1 2 cup of water. Close the instant pot lid and. Press the saute button on instant pot then wait 1 minute. Directions step 1 combine water and quinoa in a multi functional pressure cooker such as instant pot.
Put lid on cooker and move valve to sealing set it to cook on manual high pressure for one minute. This should take about five minutes or stop when the. If necessary give it a quick rinse with cold water and drain really well. Add to the instant pot.
Add a few dashes of salt and pepper. Sweet potato quinoa mash. Rinse your quinoa it gets rid of any bitterness. This fiber rich recipe combines sweet potatoes one of our fave stage 1 baby foods and quinoa for a delicious baby approved meal.
Instructions rinse the quinoa under cold running water to remove quinoa s natural coating called saponin which can make it taste. Instructions rinse the quinoa in a large stainer and let it drain. Cover and cook 2 minutes on high pressure and then let pressure release naturally about 10 minutes. Set on one minute and then do a natural pressure release npr for 10 minutes meaning don t turn it right off and after 10 minutes turn your instant pot off and make sure your sealing valve is all released and your pin has dropped.
Turn valve to sealing. Toast the quinoa until fragrant 2 3 mins. Toast quinoa optional step. Add the quinoa to the pot and continually stir to toast the quinoa.
Use less water there s less evaporation with the instant pot so we need to account for this. Add the water or broth to the quinoa. Lock lid and cook on high for 3 minutes. Rinse quinoa and add to instant pot with 1 1 2 cups cold water.
The recipe for perfect instant pot quinoa from mel s kitchen cafe cooks up nice and fluffy. Here s the key points to making instant pot perfect quinoa. Add broccoli to instant pot but do not stir. Add a pinch.
For a family of 4 or 5 use one cup of quinoa and you ll have this for two nights. Perform a manual release of pressure and puree in a blender. How to cook quinoa in a pressure cooker or instant pot to cook 1 cup of rinsed and drained quinoa add 1 5 cups of water or broth and teaspoon of salt optional. Step 2 release pressure carefully using the quick release method according to manufacturer s instructions about 5.
Spray the instant pot with oil it cuts down on foaming and prevents sticking. Turn the instant pot on to saute mode. Add quinoa and liquid to the instant pot.