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
Mushroom soup
1.Place the vegetables and the stock in the bowl, cover and cook.
2.Blend all the ingredients in the mixer.
3.Mix the flour and butter to a paste and blend into the soup. Season with salt and pepper, cover and cook. Stir again after cooking.
4.Mix the egg yolk with the cream, gradually stir into the soup. Heat for a short time, but do not let it boil!
After cooking, stand for approx. 5 min.
Utensils | Bowl with lid (2 l capacity) |
200 g | mushrooms, sliced |
50 g | onion, finely chopped |
300 ml | meat stock |
300 ml | cream |
25 g | plain flour |
25 g | butter or margarine |
| salt and pepper |
1 | egg |
150 g | cream |
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