Sticky Quinoa

Quinoa not being sticky may or may not be a problem; if it is then one probably should add a starch. Cornmeal boiled with the quinoa seems problematic, as some amount of the corn ended up stuck to the bottom of the pan, and the rest pooled at the top, a problem probably solvable with more attention and stirring, which may not be possible. Now some cooking styles do rely on stuff getting suck (and mostly not burnt) to the bottom of the pan, paella pans in particular, and maybe one then turns all that flavor into a sauce. Other times a mass of burnt corn at the bottom of a pan is annoying and makes the pot more difficult to clean. So attempt two used a different pot for the corn (more pots to clean…) and a half-cup of cornmeal to two cups of quinoa, which seems as good a starting point as any. One both are done cooking (the cornmeal soaks up the water and rubberizes pretty quick) mix them together in a giant bowl (at the cost of even more stuff to clean). Any starch will likely work, depending on what you have on hand or like to eat.