Cooking Fruit by Micro Power

FRUIT - Peel, slice, chop into even sized pieces. Place in shallow heatproof dish on turntable.

Apples - poached	500 g	P10	8	Add 300 ml of water. Only half fill dish. Cover.

Apples - stewed	500 g	P10	6	Only half fill dish. Cover.

Peaches - poached	500 g	P10	4 - 5	Add 300 ml of water. Only half fill dish. Cover.

Pears - poached	500 g	P10	6 - 7	Add 300 ml of water. Only half fill dish. Cover.

Plums - poached	500 g	P10	8	Add 300 ml of water. Only half fill dish. Cover.

Plums - stewed	500 g	P10	8 - 10	Add 30 ml (2 tbsp) of water. Only half fill dish. Cover.

Rhubarb - stewed	500 g	P10	5	Only half fill dish. Cover.


SWEET BERRY SAUCE				FIGS IN RIESLING AND HONEY

Makes: Approximately 2 cups

Ingredients:
1⁄2 cup	caster sugar
1⁄2 cup	water
500 g	berries, halved if large
2 tablespoons	water
1 tablespoon	cornflour

Method:

Combine sugar and water in a 3-litre bowl. Cook on P10 for 2 to 3 minutes. Add berries. Cook on P10 for 3 to 4 minutes. Blend water and cornflour. Mix into berry sauce. Cook on P10 for 2 minutes. Serve hot or cold with ice cream.

CINNAMON POACHED PEARS

Serves: 4

Ingredients:
1⁄2 cup	water
1⁄2 cup	caster sugar
1⁄2 teaspoon	cinnamon
4	pears, peeled and sliced

Method:

Combine water, caster sugar and cinnamon in a 1-litre jug. Cook on P10 for 2 minutes. Place the pears in a

2-litre dish. Pour over syrup and cover. Cook on P10 for 6 to 8 minutes.

Tip:

To soften butter cook on P5 for 10 to 20 seconds.

Serves 4
Ingredients:
8	firm figs
11⁄2 cups	Riesling wine
80 ml	honey
1 teaspoon	lemon juice
1 teaspoon	grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons	chopped pistachio nuts

Method:

Wash and stem the figs place into a 2 litre dish Combine Riesling, and honey and pour over figs. Cook on P7 for 6 to 8 minutes

Remove figs from syrup, set aside

Add lemon juice and rind to syrup and cook on P10 for 3 to 4 minutes or until slightly reduced.

Pour syrup over figs and allow to cool. Serve with ice cream or cream and sprinkle with pistachio nuts.

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Panasonic NN-ST680S, NN-ST780S manual Cooking Fruit by Micro Power

Models: NN-ST780S NN-ST680S