Cooking Vegetables And Root Vegetables By Auto Cook
Legumes
Vegetables
•Minimum weight 120 g / Maximum weight 370 g
•Suitable for cooking all types of leaf, green and soft varieties of vegetables, including broccoli, squash cauliflower, cabbage, asparagus, beans, celery, zucchini, spinach, capsicum or a mixture of these.
•All vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and cut into evenly sized pieces.
•Add 1 tablespoon to 1⁄4 cup of water to vegetables if dehydrated or a softer cooked texture is desired.
•Place in a suitable size dish.
•Butter, herbs, etc., may be added before heating, but do not salt vegetables until serving.
•Cover dishes securely with plastic wrap or a fitted lid.
•At the completion of heating, stir larger quantities of vegetables. Let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.
To Operate:
Select Vegetables, press Serving/Weight Pad to select weight required, then press Start.
Potatoes
•Minimum weight 250 g / Maximum weight 900 g
•Suitable for cooking root vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, onions, swede, carrots, turnip and beetroot.
•All vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and cut into even sized pieces.
•Add 1 tablespoon to 1⁄4 cup of water to vegetables if dehydrated or a softer cooked texture is desired.
•Place into an appropriate size dish and cover securely with plastic wrap or a fitted lid.
•If desired, butter, herbs etc. may be added but do not add salt until after cooking.
•During the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ and prompt you to stir/rearrange the vegetables.
•At the completion of cooking, stir larger quantities of vegetables. Let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.
To Operate:
Select Potatoes, press Serving/Weight Pad to select weight required, then press Start.
Vegetables and
Dried Beans or Peas by Micro Power
Place hot tap water in | Note: Beans such as red kidney beans and lima |
to the boil on High for 10 to 12 minutes. Add beans | beans should be soaked overnight before cooking. |
and 2 tablespoons oil to water. Cook according to | 250 g of dried beans equals about 3 cups cooked |
directions in chart. Stir. Allow to stand, covered, for | beans. Use in place of canned beans. |
15 to 20 minutes. |
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Cooking Dried Beans and Peas by Micro Power
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| AMOUNT OF | APPROX. TIME TO | TO COOK BEANS | |
ITEM | CONTAINER | BOIL HOT WATER | on Defrost | ||
HOT WATER | on High (in minutes) | (in minutes) | |||
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Lentils (250 g) | 2 litres | 10 to 12 | 15 to 20 | ||
Soup Mix (250 g) | 2 litres | 10 to 12 | 15 to 20 | ||
Split Peas or | 2 litres | 10 to 12 | 20 to 25 | ||
Lentils (250 g) |
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Beans (250 g) | 2 litres | 10 to 12 | 25 to 30 | ||
Soaked overnight |
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