Buffalo Quinoa Potage

Name: Buffalo Quinoa Potage
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp (15 mL) cooking oil; 1 lb (500 g) buffalo meat, cubed; ½ cup (125 mL) chopped onion; 1 tsp (5 mL) minced fresh garlic; ½ cup (125 mL) quinoa; 1 cup (250 mL) sliced carrots; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) chopped fresh parsley; ½ tsp (2 mL) dried thyme; 4 cups (1 L) beef broth; 1 cup (250 mL) water; 2 cups (500 mL) diced potatoes; 2 cups (500 mL) diced and peeled sweet potatoes; ½ cup (125 mL) diced celery; ½ cup (125 mL) peas (fresh or frozen); ½ cup (125 mL) peas (fresh or frozen); ½ cup (125 mL) peas (fresh or frozen)

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Quinoa 365

By Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming

Published 2011

About

Buffalo is iron rich and provides more nutrients than beef, with fewer calories. It tastes similar to conventional beef but is a healthier option because buffalo graze on grass rather than living in a feedlot, so are exposed to fewer hormones and chemicals. If you can’t get buffalo, substitute lean beef, preferably organic.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp (15 mL) cooking oil
1 lb (500

Stew
Gluten-free

Method

Place the cooking oil and buffalo meat in a large nonstick saucepan and brown over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add the onion, garlic and quinoa and continue to cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the carrots, parsley, thyme and 1 to 2 Tbsp (15 to 30 mL) of beef broth to the saucepan; cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Add the remaining beef broth and the water and bring to