Recipes 27

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 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.

Onion soup

1.Grease the bowl, add the sliced onion, meat stock and the seasoning. Cover and cook.

9-11 min. 900 W

2.Toast the slices of bread, cut them into cubes and divide them among the soup bowls. Pour the soup over the toast cubes and sprinkle on the cheese.

3.Place the bowls on the turntable and grill. 6-7 min. Grill

Utensils

Bowl with lid (2 l capacity)

 

4 Soup bowls (200 ml)

10 g

butter or margarine

100 g

onions, sliced

800 ml

meat stock

 

salt and pepper

2 slices

bread

40 g

grated cheese

 

 

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AEG MCD2662E user manual Recipes, Adapting recipes for the microwave oven, Onion soup, Min W