This recipe goes beyond flavors, textures, aromas and ingredients…This recipe represent the cultural exchange between two rich countries in terms of history and of course, gastronomy. The foundations of this recipe are inspired in the conventional “Arroz con leche“(Rice Pudding), traditional dessert always present on every Spanish table before the conquest of Peru by the Spanish.
Quinoa has nourished the Andean communities for thousands of years, providing them with the amounts of protein and mineral required to live in such harsh environmental conditions. At the high altitude of the Andes, the air is thin, dry and cold and there is little oxygen. However, the locals thrive well thanks to Quinoa, the mother grain of the Andes.
In Chef Saravia’s recipe of Sweet of Quinoa, he has melted two cultures, replacing the traditional rice with Quinoa “the mother grain” but still using the original cooking technique for this recipe.
Ingredients: (serve 6)
Golden quinoa 500 gr.
Red quinoa 100 gr.
Evaporate milk 3 cans
Condensed milk 1 can
Currants 100 gr.
Dry shredded coconut 100 gr.
Cinnamon quilt 1 unit
Cloves 5 units
Orange skin 2 segments
Method:
- Place the evaporated milk, orange skins, cinnamon quilts in a pot and bring it to simmer.
- Once the evaporated milk is simmering add both quinoas, turn the heat to medium to low and cooked for 15 minutes or until the quinoa is cooked so as to be still firm when bitten.
- Add the condensed milk, the dry shredded coconut and currants.
- Mix well all the ingredients and cook for 5 minutes at a low heat.
- Served with fresh winter berries or sliced mango.
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