Braise

To create a personalized roast, choose and combine the following ingredients. Pick foods having compatible flavors. Figure 2 to 4 serv- ings per pound of roast.

Start with 1½ to 3 pounds of beef, pork, or poultry...

Chuck Roast

Pot Roast

Flank Steak

Brisket

Round Roast

Fore Shank

Boston Butt

Whole Chicken

Rib Roast

Standing Rump Roast

Sirloin Roast

Turkey Breast

Blade Roast

Boneless Rump Roast

English Cut

 

Preheat multi-cooker at 375˚. Brown roast in...

Vegetable OilMargarineVegetable Shortening

Add 2 cups...

Water

Tomato Juice

Coffee

Fruit Juice

Beer

Broth

Red Wine

Carbonated Beverage

Add a pinch or two of...

Salt

Celery

Marjoram

Sage

Pepper

Thyme

Bay Leaf

Basil

Garlic

Rosemary

Mustard

Dry Soup Mix

Onion

Oregano

Dill

 

Turn heat control down until pilot light goes out. Cover and simmer 1 to 3 hours or until tender.

Steam

Fresh Vegetables:

Place 2 cups water in the multi-cooker. Set heat control at 250˚. Remove handle from steam/fry basket. Place vegetables in basket and using tongs attach basket to rim of the multi-cooker with steaming hook. Cover and steam as indicated in the table below. Steaming time begins once water starts to boil. Add additional water as necessary.

Vegetable

Steaming Time

Asparagus

 

 

Thin spears

3-4

minutes

Thick spears

4-5

minutes

Beans

 

 

Whole

7-8 minutes

1-inch pieces

7-8

minutes

Beets, 2½ to 3-inch diameter

35-40

minutes

Broccoli

 

 

Spears

5-7

minutes

Florets

5-7

minutes

Brussels Sprouts, 1 to 1½-inch diameter

9-11

minutes

Cabbage, 2-inch wedge

15-20 minutes

Carrots

 

 

Whole

18-22 minutes

¼-inch slices

6-7

minutes

Baby-cut

11-14 minutes

Vegetable

Steaming Time

Cauliflower

 

 

Whole head

18-20 minutes

Florets

7-9

minutes

Corn-on-the-cob

10-15 minutes

Kale, cut into strips

6-7

minutes

Parsnips, ¼-inch slices

6-7

minutes

Potatoes, white

 

 

Small (1 to 2 ounces each) whole or

 

 

Medium, quartered

13-15 minutes

Potatoes, sweet

 

 

1-inch slices

17-19

minutes

Rutabaga, ¾ to 1-inch slices

20-22

minutes

Spinach, whole leaves

3-4

minutes

Squash (yellow, crookneck, zucchini)

 

 

¼-inch slices

5-7

minutes

Turnips, ¾ to 1-inch slices

10-12

minutes

Fish:

Place 1 or 2 cups of water, wine, or herb-flavored broth into multi-cooker. Set heat control at 250˚. Remove handle from steam/fry basket. Place one layer of fish fillets in basket and using tongs attach basket to multi-cooker rim with steaming hook. Cover and steam 5 to 10 minutes or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

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