Food
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Vegetables
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Green Beans, | 3.75 cm) in length | 12 - 15 minutes | • Select crisp, slender bright green beans. |
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1 pound (500g) | • If beans are to be used for a salad, steam |
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Diagonal cut | 14 | - 16 minutes |
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| until bright green, refresh immediately with |
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14 | - 16 minutes | iced water, then drain completely before |
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wax beans |
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2 pounds (1kg), | dressing. |
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| • Steamed sweet potatoes are a delicious |
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Potatoes, | 1 pound (500g), cut in wedges | 18 | - 22 minutes | alternative to white potatoes for side |
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dishes or salads, full of vitamins A & C. |
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| • Waxy potatoes such as new red or white, |
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| 1 pound (500g), cut in wedges | 18 | - 22 minutes | Yukon Gold (or other yellow potatoes) and |
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Potatoes, |
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| purple potatoes are most suitable for |
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2 pounds (1kg), cut in wedges | 20 | - 25 minutes |
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White | steaming. |
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| 1 pound (500g), (use Second Steamer Tray) | 4 | - 5 minutes | • Trim tips and tops. |
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Snow Peas | 2 pounds (1kg), (use both Steamer Trays) | 5 | - 7 minutes | • Choose crisp, bright green pea pods. |
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Sugar Snap | 1 pound (500g), (use Second Steamer Tray) | 5 | - 7 minutes | • Choose plump, crisp, bright green pea |
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Peas (Edible | 2 pounds (1kg), (use both Steamer Trays) | 6 | - 9 minutes |
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Pod Peas) | • Trim tips, tops and strings if tough. |
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Squash, |
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1 pound (500g) | 6 | - 8 minutes | squash. |
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(Yellow or | 2 pounds (1kg) |
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7 - 10 minutes | lengthwise, then into 1/2 - 3/4 inch |
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| Acorn, cut in wedges, remove seeds | 12 | - 15 minutes | • Wash and remove tough stem. |
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Squash, | • If steaming halved acorn squash, place in |
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Winter | Butternut, peel, seed and cube | 10 - 12 minutes | steamer tray, cut side down; increase |
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