Cooking Fresh Vegetables By Micro Power
Place vegetables in a casserole dish. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of water per 500 g of vegetables. Add salt to water or add after cooking. Do not place salt directly on vegetables. Cover dish with glass lid or plastic wrap.
Cook on High according to time recommended in charts. Halfway through cooking, stir, turn vegetables over or rearrange.
Vegetables that are to be cooked whole and unpeeled, need to be pierced to allow steam to escape. Place vegetables on a paper towel lined dinner plate. Allow to stand, covered, according to the time indicated in the charts.
Cooking Fresh Vegetables by Micro Power
Vegetables should be covered and cooked on High power for best results. Weights given are trimmed weights.
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Brussels Sprouts | 250 g | Covered dish with 1⁄4 cup water. | (in minutes) | |||
4 to 6 | ||||||
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| Asparagus | 250 g | Covered dish with 1⁄4 cup water | 1 to 3 | |
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| Beans (finely sliced) | 250 g | Covered dish with 1⁄4 cup water | 3 to 5 | |
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| Beetroot | 4 whole | Covered with 1 cup water in | 14 to 18 | |
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| (1 kg) | Stand after cooking - 5 mins. |
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| Broccoli | 500 g | Covered dish with 1⁄4 cup water. | 4 to 6 | |
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Cabbage | finely) | Shredded, with 1⁄4 cup water in covered dish. | 5 to 7 | |||
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| Carrots | 4 (sliced | With 1⁄4 cup water in covered dish. | 5 to 6 | |
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Cauliflower | 500 g | With 1⁄4 cup water in covered dish. | 6 to 7 | |||
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| Celery | 6 stalks (400 g) | With 1⁄4 cup water in covered dish. | 4 to 6 | |
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| Corn | 2 cobs (500 g) | Brush with melted butter and cook in covered | 4 to 6 | |
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| 4 cobs (1 kg) | dish. | 10 to 12 | |
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| Eggplant | 1 (500 g) | Dice with 1⁄4 cup water in covered dish. | 4 to 6 | |
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| Mushrooms | 250 g (sliced) | Cook with 2 tablespoons butter in covered dish. | 2 to 4 | |
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| Onions | 3 (200 g) | Cut in quarters with 1⁄4 cup water in covered dish. | 5 to 7 | |
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| Peas | 250 g | Shell peas and place with 1⁄4 cup water in covered | 3 to 5 | |
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| 500 g | Peeled and quartered with 1⁄4 cup water. Covered. | 8 to 10 | ||
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| 3 Med | Cook uncovered on paper towel lined plate. | 7 to 9 | ||
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| Pumpkin | 500 g | Peeled and cut into uniform pieces with 1⁄4 cup | 7 to 9 | |
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| Spinach/Silver Beef | 250 g | Remove stem, cut leaves into small pieces. | 4 to 6 | |
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| Sweet Potato | 500 g | In serving size pieces with 2 tablespoons butter in | 7 to 9 | |
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| Turnips | 500 g | Peeled and sliced finely with 1⁄4 cup water in | 6 to 8 | |
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| Tomatoes | 2 (300 g) | Sliced and cooked covered. | 2 to 4 | |
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| Zucchini | 500 g | Cut in 2 cm pieces in covered dish. | 5 to 7 |
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