Adapting Your Favorite Recipes
Once you begin to use your microwave oven, you will soon be able to adapt most of your conventional cooking quite easily to micrbwave coofing techniques. The mor= you use your microwave oven, the more you will enjoy using it, Not only will you save the time, trouble and energy necessary in conventional cooking, you will
have more flavorful food and fewer dishes to wash. Simply cook, or reheat and serve foods in the same dish.
Before using your microwave oven, we suggest you carefully read through this guide book, then practice with our suggested recipe.
How to Adapt Conventional Recipes for Microwaving.
Before converting a conventional recipe for microwaving, study it in terms of microwaving. Is it one of the many foods which microwave well? Look for cooking techniques which are similar to microwaving techniques, such as covering, steaming or cooking in sauce or liquid. If the food requires a crisp, fried crust or very dry surface, you may prefer to cook it conventionally. Some recipes may not be exactly the same when microwaved, others will not need changing. (Moist, rich cakes, candies and meat loaves are examples.)
Since liquids do not evaporate when microwaved, reduce the amount in saucy casseroles. Add more thickening to sauces and gravies. Reduce some seasonings also; they will not lose intensity in short microwaving times. Salt meats and vegetables after cooking. If an ingredient takes longer to microwave than others in the same dish, precook that ingredient before adding to the others.
Favorite Stuffed Rpprs
6 medium green peppers
1% lbs. ground chuck beef 1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup cooked rice
1 teaspoon salt
lA teaspoon pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1 can (10%
1 to 2 cups grated cheese
Makes 6 servings
Conventional Method
Cut off tops of green peppers; remove seeds and membrane. Cook peppers 5 minutes in enough boiling water to cover; drain. In medium skillet on range top, cook and stir ground beef and onion until onion is tender. Drain off fat. Stir in rice, salt, pepper and garlic. Divide evenly into peppers. Arrange peppers upright in
Blend soup and water until smooth; pour over peppers.
Cover. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Sprintie with cheese, recover and let stand 5 to 10 minutes to melt cheese.
Microwave Method
Cut off tops of green peppers; remove seeds and membrane. Mix raw beef with onion, rice, salt, pepper and garlic. Divide evenly into peppers. Arrange peppers upright snugly around edge of
Blend soup and water until smooth. Pour over peppers. Cover. Microwave at High (10) for 25 to 30 minutes, rotating 1/2 turn after 15 minutes. SprinHe with cheese, recover and let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
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