Recipes

Tessiner Risotto

Total cooking time: approx. 20-25 minutes

Utensils: Bowl with a lid (2 l capacity) Ingredients

50 g

streaky bacon

2 tbsps

butter or margarine (20 g)

1onion (50 g), finely chopped

200g pudding rice (Arboris)

400 ml

meat stock

70 g

Sbrinz cheese (if you are unable to obtain

 

this type of Swiss cheese, use Emmental

 

instead)

pinch

saffron

 

salt & pepper

Lasagne al forno

Total cooking time: approx. 18-25 minutes

Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 l capacity)

Shallow square soufflé mould with lid (approx. 20 x 20 x 6 cm)

Ingredients

300 g tinned tomatoes

50 g ham, finely cubed

1 onion (50 g), finely chopped

1clove of garlic, crushed

250g minced meat (beef)

2 tbsps

mashed tomato (30 g)

 

salt & pepper, oregano, thyme, basil, nutmeg

150 ml

cream (crème fraîche)

100 ml

milk

50 g

grated Parmesan cheese

1 tsp

mixed chopped herbs

1 tsp

olive oil

1 tsp

vegetable oil to grease the mould

125 g

lasagne verde

1 tbsp

grated Parmesan cheese

1 tbsp

butter or margarine

1.Cut the bacon into cubes. Spread the butter over the base of the bowl. Place the onions and bacon cubes, cover, and braise.

2-3 min. 900 W

2.Add the rice, fill with the meat stock, bring to the boil, and then simmer.

1.3-5 min. 900 W

2.15-17 min. 270 W

Allow the rice to stand for about 3-5 minutes after cooking.

3. Mix the cheese with the saffron and season to taste.

Tip: Braised chanterelle mushrooms, or button mushrooms and a mixed salad go very well with this dish.

1.Cut the tomatoes into slices, mix with the ham, onion cubes, garlic, minced meat and mashed tomato. Season and cook with the lid on.

5-8 min. 900 W

2.Mix the cream with the milk, Parmesan cheese, herbs, oil and spices.

3.Grease the soufflé mould and cover the bottom of the mould with about 1/3 of the pasta. Put half of the minced meat mixture on the pasta and pour on some sauce. Put an additional 1/3 of the pasta on top followed by another layer of the minced meat mixture and some sauce, finishing with the remaining pasta on top. Finally, cover the pasta with lots of sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place butter flakes on top and cook with the lid on.

13-17 min. 630 W

After cooking, let the lasagne stand for approximately 5-10 minutes.

Semolina pudding with raspberry sauce

Total cooking time: approx. 15-20 minutes

Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 l capacity) Ingredients

500 ml

milk

40 g

sugar

15 g

chopped almonds

50 g

semolina

1

egg yolk

1 tbsp

water

1egg white

250g raspberries

50 ml

water

40 g

sugar

1.Place the milk, sugar and almonds in the bowl, cover and heat.

3-5 min. 900 W

2.Add the semolina, stir, cover and cook.

10-12 min. 270 W

3.Beat the egg yolk with the water in a cup, and stir into the hot mixture. Beat the egg white until it is stiff, and fold it into the mixture. Pour the pudding mixture into ramekins or small dishes.

4.To make the sauce wash the raspberries, dab them dry carefully, and place them in a bowl with the water and sugar. Cover, and heat.

2-3 min. 900 W

5.Purée the raspberries and serve either hot or cold with the semolina pudding.

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AEG MC2661E manual Tessiner Risotto, Lasagne al forno, Instead, Pinch Saffron Salt & pepper

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