Adapting Recipes for the Microwave Oven

COOKING CHARTS

TABLE: COOKING MEAT, FISH, POULTRY & VEGETABLES

Food	Quantity Power		Time	Hints	Standing time
	-g-	-Level-	-Min-		-Min-

Roasts	500	630 W	17-22	season to taste, place in a shallow flan dish	10
(pork,	1000	630 W	34-38	turn over halfway through cooking time	10
veal, lamb)	1500	630 W	53-58		10
Roast beef (medium)	1000	630 W	20-24	season to taste, place in a quiche dish,	10
	1500	630 W	27-31	turn over halfway through cooking time	10

Fish fillet	200	900 W	4-6	season to taste, place on a plate, cover	3
Chicken	1200	630 W	29-32	season to taste, place in a casserole dish,	3
				turn halfway through cooking time
Chicken legs	200	900 W	3-6	season to taste, place on a plate, cover	3
Broccoli	500	900 W	6-8	divide into florets, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Peas	500	900 W	6-8	cover, stir occasionally during cooking	4-5 tbsp
Onions	250	900 W	4-5	whole, cook in microwave cling film	-

Carrots	500	900 W	7-9	cut into rings, cover, stir occasionally during cooking	4-5 tbsp
Boiled potatoes (salted)	500	900 W	7-9	cut into large pieces of a similar size, add a little salt,	150 ml
				cover, stir occasionally 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

BARLEY SOUP

Total cooking time approx. 27-34 minutes Utensil: bowl with lid (3 l capacity) Ingredients

2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g)

1onion (50 g), finely chopped

1-2 carrots (130 g) sliced

15g celery, roughly chopped

1leek (130 g), cut into rings

3white cabbage leaves (100 g), in strips

200g veal bones

50g streaky bacon, cut into strips

50g barley corn

700ml meat stock pepper

4frankfurters (300 g)

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.

1.Place the butter and chopped onion into the bowl, cover and braise.

approx. 1-2 min. 900 W

2.Add the vegetables to the bowl. Add the bones, the streaky bacon and the barley, and fill the bowl with the meat stock. Season with pepper, cover and cook.

1.9-11 min. 900 W

2.17-21 min. 450 W

3.Chop the frankfurters into small pieces and heat with the rest of the soup for the last five minutes.

4.Allow to stand for about 5 minutes after it has cooked. Take the bones out just before you serve the soup.