cooking guides
●These cooking times are only guidelines.
●Read 'food safety', page 2, and 'hints', page 3. vegetables
●Clean vegetables before cooking. Remove stems and peel if you like.
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Asparagus | 454g (1lb) | Trim |
| 15 | ||
Beans, green | 454g (1lb) | Trim |
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Beans, runner | 454g (1lb) | Trim and thinly slice | ||||
Broccoli | 454g (1lb) | Cut into florets |
| 20 | ||
Brussels sprouts | 454g (1lb) | Trim and cut bases | 25 | |||
Cabbage |
| 1 small | Shred |
| 25 | |
Carrots | 454g (1lb) | Thinly slice |
| 20 | ||
Cauliflower | 1 medium | Cut into florets |
| 25 | ||
Courgettes | 454g (1lb) | Thinly slice |
| 15 | ||
Celery |
| 1 head | Thinly slice |
| 15 | |
Leeks | Thinly slice |
| 15 | |||
Mange tout | 227g (8oz) | Trim |
| 15 | ||
Mushrooms, button | 454g (1lb) | Wipe |
| 10 | ||
Parsnips | 454g (1lb) | Dice or thinly slice | 15 | |||
Peas | 454g (1lb) | Shell |
| 15 | ||
Potatoes, new | 454g (1lb) | Wipe |
| 30 | ||
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eggs |
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Boiling* or poaching |
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*When boiling eggs, place them in the built in egg holders in the bottom of the basket.
poultry and fish
●Don't overcrowd the baskets.
food | quantity | minutes | comments |
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Chicken, | 30 | Steam until thoroughly | |
boneless breasts |
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Clams | 454g (1lb) | 10 | Steam until open |
Prawns, medium | 454g (1lb) | 10 | Steam until pink |
Fish, fillets | 227g (8oz) | 10 | Steam until it flakes |
Fish, steak | 2.5cm (1") thick | Steam until it flakes | |
Fish, whole | 340g (12oz) | Steam until it flakes | |
Lobster tails | 20 | Steam until red | |
Mussels | 454g (1lb) | 15 | Steam until open |
Oysters | 6 | 15 | Steam until open |
Scallops | 227g (8oz) | 15 | Steam until hot and |
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