Move over quinoa, is sorghum the new hot grain? (494 views)

I went to the Nebraska State Fair last year and they had someone from the Sorghum Board there doing demonstrations. The whole grain isn't bad, but it takes forever to cook...the lady demonstrating says she cooks hers in a pressure cooker. I tried in my microwave rice cooker which will cook brown rice in 30 minutes on medium power and that didn't completely cook it...

Nebraska Sorghum Board wrote:

How long does Sorghum take to cook?
Bring the water to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Let the sorghum simmer, covered, until the it is soft and still chewy, about one hour. If, for some reason, the sorghum grains are still hard after all the water is absorbed, add another cup of water and continue cooking.  (Note: I saw another woman cooks hers for 4 hours on high in a slow cooker)

Is sorghum high in fiber?

However, sorghum is one of the best foods out there for dietary fiber. A single serving of sorghum contains 48% of your daily recommended intake of dietary fiber, more than 12 grams!

Recipe: Sorghum Caviar

Ingredients:
◾1 yellow bell pepper, diced
◾1 red bell pepper, diced
◾2-3 jalapeño peppers, finely chopped (I used a can of Hatch green chilis)
◾1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
◾2 cloves garlic, minced
◾3 cups cooked whole grain sorghum
◾1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drain & rinse (I used 2 cans black eyed peas)
◾1 (11-ounce) can sweet yellow corn, drain & rinse (I used about 2 cups frozen corn, thawed in microwave)
◾6 Roma tomatoes, diced
◾1 (16-ounce) bottle gluten-free zesty Italian dressing
◾1/4 tsp black pepper (optional)

Directions:
1. Cook the whole grain sorghum and cool. See above for instructions on cooking.
2. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Mix everything together and chill in the refrigerator. The whole grain sorghum will absorb the flavors.
4. Cover and refrigerate two hours or overnight to marinate. Serve with corn tortilla chips.
5. This recipe makes a big bowl of sorghum caviar.

Recipe developed by Barbara Kliment, Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board. (This is the lady demonstrating at the fair)