Egg-fried Quinoa

Egg Fried Quinoa

This egg-fried quinoa recipe makes for a great party food dish for a friday night. Alternatively serve as a starter for a light but filling dish.

Serves: 2-4
Cooking time: About 20 minutes

What You’ll Need:

  • 75g (3oz) Quinoa
  • 15ml (1tbsp) Sesame oil
  • 2cm (1”) Piece of Root ginger, peeled and grated
  • 1 Cooked chicken breast, skin removed and shredded
  • 100g (4oz) Cooked prawns
  • 3 Spring onions, sliced
  • 50g (2oz) Frozen peas
  • 50g (2oz) Sugar snap peas, sliced
  • 3 small Pak choi, shredded
  • 3 the happy egg co. eggs, whisked
  • 15ml (1tbsp) Soy sauce

What To Do:

  • Place the quinoa in a medium sized saucepan and half fill the saucepan with water.
  • Bring to the boil and then simmer for 10-15 minutes until the quinoa still has texture. Drain and reserve.
  • Heat a wok or large frying pan and add the sesame oil and ginger and stir.
  • Add the chicken and prawns and stir for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add the spring onions, peas, sugar snaps and pak choi and stir for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add the quinoa and stir.
  • Scoop the contents of the pan to one side and pour in the eggs and soy sauce – allow the mixture to settle and start to cook in one place for 1-2 minutes – before starting to stir.
  • Stir the mixture until the egg is incorporated into the mixture and serve.

For more mouth-watering recipes, visit www.thehappyegg.co.uk

Please comment