Cooking vegetables
fresh vegetables
Artichokes |
| - steamed | 18 min. |
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| - immersed in water | 15 min. |
Asparagus |
| - immersed in water | 5 min. |
Broccoli florets |
| - steamed | 3 min. |
Brussels sprouts |
| - steamed | 7 min. |
Carrots (sliced) |
| - steamed | 6 min. |
Cauliflower florets |
| - immersed in water | 3 min. |
Celery (pieces) |
| - steamed | 6 min. |
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| - immersed in water | 10 min. |
Courgettes (sliced) |
| - steamed | 6 min. 30 |
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| - immersed in water | 2 min. |
Endives (in pieces if large) | - steamed | 12 min. | |
Green beans (whole) | - immersed in water | 7 min. | |
Green cabbage | sliced | - steamed | 6 min. |
| stripped | - steamed | 7min. |
Green flageolet beans | - immersed in water | 45 min. | |
Green lentils (pulses*) | - immersed in water | 10 min. | |
Leeks (sliced) |
| - steamed | 2 min. 30 |
Mushrooms | sliced | - steamed | 1 min. |
| whole | - immersed in water | 1 min. 30 |
Peas |
| - steamed | 1 min. 30 |
Pumpkin (purée) |
| - steamed | 8 min. |
Red beetroot |
| - steamed | 20 - 30 min. |
Rice ** |
| - immersed in water | 7 min. |
| - immersed in water | 20 min. | |
Sliced old potatoes |
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(1 cm slices or quartered) | - steamed | 10 min. | |
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| - immersed in water | 6 min. |
Spinach |
| - steamed | 5 min. |
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| - immersed in water | 3 min. |
Split peas (pulses*) |
| - immersed in water | 14 min. |
Turnips (cubed) |
| - steamed | 7 min. |
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| - immersed in water | 6 min. |
Wheat (pulses) |
| - immersed in water | 15 min. |
*= When cooking pulses they swell up and tend to froth up so do not fill more than
**= When cooking rice, cereal or pasta, do not fill more than half full as it expands during cooking.
Frozen vegetables
Artichoke hearts | - steamed | 7 min. |
Broccoli | - steamed | 3 min. 30 |
Brussels sprouts | - steamed | 7 min. |
Butter beans | - steamed | 9 min. 30 |
Cauliflower | - steamed | 6 min. |
Courgettes | - steamed | 13 min. |
Extra thin green beans | - steamed | 7 min. |
Flageolet beans | - steamed | 14 min. |
Flat beans | - steamed | 7 min. |
Mushrooms | - steamed | 7 min. |
Peas | - steamed | 5 min. |
Sliced carrots | - steamed | 7 min. |
Sliced leeks | - steamed | 29 min. |
Whole baby carrots | - steamed | 12 min. |
Whole leaf spinach (block) | - steamed | 11 min. |
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