Panasonic NN-S781 manual Dried Pasta 150 g 500 g, Fresh Pasta 150 g 500 g, Meat Sauce 250 g 1000 g

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Dried Pasta (150 g - 500 g)

Suitable for cooking dried pasta such as spaghetti, fettuccine, macaroni, penne, spiral etc.

Fresh Pasta (150 g - 500 g)

Suitable for cooking fresh pasta such as fettuccine, tagliatelle, tortellini, ravioli and agnolotti. (Gnocchi should be cooked by manual MICRO POWER.)

•Place pasta in an appropriate size dish with boiling water. Use the following as a guide:

Pasta	Boiling Water		Dish Size
150g	4	cups		3	litre
250g	5 cups			3 litre
350g	6 cups			4 litre
500g	8	cups		4	litre

•When cooking, the oven will ‘beep’ and prompt you to stir halfway through the cooking time.

•At the end of the cooking time, let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes, if required. Then drain.

Meat Sauce (250 g - 1000 g)

•The category weight refers to the weight of the meat only.

•Suitable for cooking meat sauce recipes using minced meat combined with liquid and vegetables.

•Suitable recipes include Spaghetti Meat Sauce, Chicken Tacos and Beef Nachos. These recipes

are found in the	Main Fare Meats	section of this
book.

•Place in a suitable size dish.

•When cooking, the oven will ‘beep’ and prompt you to stir halfway through the cooking time.

Fish (120 g - 500 g)

•Suitable for cooking whole fish and fish fillets.

•Select fish suitable for microwave cooking and

place in a single layer in a shallow dish, with skin- side down.

•Add butter, spices, herbs, or lemon juice to flavour.

•Overlap thin edges of fillets to prevent overcooking.

•If stuffing whole fish with seasoning, cooking time may need to be extended.

•Shield the eye and tail area of whole fish with small amounts of aluminum foil to prevent overcooking.

•Cover dish securely with plastic wrap or fitted lid.

•Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ and prompt you to turn over.

•Allow large amounts of fish to stand for 3 to 5 minutes after cooking before serving.

(NN-S751)

Chicken Pieces

(400 g - 1000 g)

•Suitable for cooking chicken pieces such as wings, drumsticks, thighs, half breasts etc.

•Chicken pieces should be thawed completely

before cooking.

•Marinate chicken pieces prior to cooking, for added flavour and colour.

•Arrange chicken pieces in a single layer in a dish with the thickest portions at the edge of the dish.

•Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ and prompt you to turn over and rearrange the chicken pieces.

•At the end of cooking, stand covered, for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Whole Chicken (1.4 kg - 2.0 kg)

•Whole chickens should be cooked directly from the refrigerator and totally thawed.

•Tie legs together with string.

•Place onto a microwave rack set inside a dish.

•Place whole poultry breast side down.

•Do not stuff poultry with raw meat. Bread crumbs or cooked rice seasonings may be used.

•If required, shield the chicken breast, wings or drumsticks with small pieces of foil to prevent from drying out.

•Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ and instruct you to turn over. At this time, shield the wings and drumstick ends, if needed.

•Let stand 10 to 15 minutes at the completion of cooking. This makes carving the meat easier and ensures that the heat is even throughout.

Fruit (150 g - 750 g)

•Suitable for cooking fruits including rhubarb, strawberries, rasberries, blueberries, nectarines, pears, plums, apples and apricots.

•Minimum and maximum weights include sugar and

water added to fruits.

• Trim and prepare fruit into uniform pieces.

• Add approximately 1⁄4 cup of caster sugar and 1⁄2 cup of water per 500 g of fruit.

•If not adding sugar, slightly decrease the water content.

•The greater the amount of water used, the softer the fruit will be.

•Place fruit, sugar and water into an appropriate sized dish.

•Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ and prompt you to stir.

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