Electrolux EMS17206 user manual Recipes, Adapting recipes for the microwave oven

28	electrolux programme charts
		Cooking meat,fish, poultry & fresh vegetables
Food		Quantity	Power	Time	Hints	Standing
		-g-	Setting-	-Min-			time
							-Min-
Roasts		500	800W	8-10*	seasonto taste,placein a shallow		10
(pork, veal,			400W	10-12	flandish turnoverafter*
lamb)		1000	800W	19-21*			10
			400 W	11-14
		1500	800W	33-36*			10
			400 W	13-17
Roast beef		1000	800W	9-11*	seasonto taste, placein a flan		10
(medium)			400W	5-7dish,turnoverafter*
Fish fillet		200	800W	3-4	seasonto taste,placein a flandish,cover		3
Chicken		1200	800W	21-24	seasonto taste, placein a shallowflan		3
					dish, turnhalf way throughcooking
Chicken legs		200	800W	3-4	seasonto taste,place,in a flandish		3
Broccoli		500	800W	9-11	divideintoflorets,add 4-5tbspswater,		-
					cover, stiroccasionaly during cooking
Peas		500	800W	9-11	cover,add 4-5tbspswater,		-
					stir occasionaly duringcooking
Carrots		500	800W	10-12	cutintorings,add 4-5tbspswater,		-
		300	800W	7-9	cover,stiroccasionally duringcooking
Boiled Potatoes 500			800W	9-11	cutintolargepiecesof a similarsize,		-
					add a littlesalt, add 150ml water,
					cover, stiroccasionaly during cooking

Recipes

All the recipes in this book are calculated on the basis of 4 servings - unless otherwise stated.

Adapting recipes for the microwave oven

If you would like to adapt your favourite recipes for the microwave, you should take note of the following: Shorten cooking times by a third to a half. Follow the example of the recipes in this book.

Foods which have a high moisture content such as meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruit, stews and soups can be prepared in your microwave without any difficulty.

Foods which have little moisture, such as platters of food, should have the surface moistened prior to heating or cooking.

The amount of liquid to be added to raw foods, which are to be braised, should be reduced to about two thirds of the quantity in the original recipe. If necessary, add more liquid during cooking.

The amount of fat to be added can be reduced considerably. A small amount of butter, margarine or oil is sufficient to flavour food. For this reason your microwave is excellent for preparing low-fat foods as part of a diet.