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Cooking Guide for fresh vegetables

Use a suitable glass pyrex bowl with lid. Add 30-45 ml cold water (2-3 tbsp.) for every 250 g unless another water quantity is recommended – see table. Cook covered for the minimum time – see table. Continue cooking to get the result you prefer. Stir once during and once after cooking. Add salt, herbs or butter after cooking.

Cover during a standing time of 3 minutes.

Hint : Cut the fresh vegetables into even sized pieces. The smaller they are cut, the quicker they will cook.

All fresh vegetables should be cooked using full microwave power (800 W).

Food

Portion

Time (min.)

Standing

Instructions

 

 

 

time (min.)

 

Broccoli

250 g

4-4½

3

Prepare even sized florets. Arrange the

 

500 g

7-7½

 

stems to the centre.

Brussels sprouts

250 g

5½-6½

3

Add 60-75 ml (5-6 tbsp.) water.

Carrots

250 g

4½-5

3

Cut carrots into even sized slices.

Cauliflower

250 g

5-5½

3

Prepare even sized florets. Cut big

 

500 g

8½-9

 

florets into halves. Arrange stems to

 

 

 

 

the centre.

Courgettes

250 g

3½-4

3

Cut courgettes into slices. Add 30 ml

 

 

 

 

(2 tbsp.) water or a knob of butter.

 

 

 

 

Cook until just tender.

Egg plants

250 g

3½-4

3

Cut egg plants into small slices and

 

 

 

 

sprinkle with 1 tablespoon lemon juice.

Leeks

250 g

4½-5

3

Cut leeks into thick slices.

Mushrooms

125 g

1½-2

3

Prepare small whole or sliced

 

250 g

3-3½

 

mushrooms.

 

 

 

 

Do not add any water. Sprinkle with

 

 

 

 

lemon juice. Spice with salt and

 

 

 

 

pepper. Drain before serving.

Onions

250 g

5½-6

3

Cut onions into slices or halves. Add

 

 

 

 

only 15 ml (1 tbsp.) water.

Pepper

250 g

4½-5

3

Cut pepper into small slices.

Potatoes

250 g

4-5

3

Weigh the peeled potatoes and cut

 

500 g

7½-8½

 

them into similar sized halves or

 

 

 

 

quarters.

Turnip cabbage

250 g

5-5½

3

Cut turnip cabbage into small cubes.

REHEATING

Your microwave oven will reheat food in a fraction of the time that conventional ovens hobs normally take.

Use the power levels and reheating times in the following chart as a guide. The times in the chart consider liquids with a room temperature of about +18 to +20 °C or a chilled food with a temperature of about +5 to +7 °C.

Arranging and covering

Avoid reheating large items such as joint of meat – they tend to overcook and dry out before the centre is piping hot. Reheating small pieces will be more successful.

Power levels and stirring

Some foods can be reheated using 800 W power while others should be reheated using 600 W, 450 W or even 300 W.

Check the tables for guidance. In general, it is better to reheat food using a lower power level, if the food is delicate, in large quantities, or if it is likely to heat up very quickly (mince pies, for example).

Stir well or turn food over during reheating for best results. When possible, stir again before serving.

Take particular care when heating liquids and baby foods. To prevent eruptive boiling of liquids and possible scalding, stir before, during and after heating. Keep them in the microwave oven during standing time. We recommend putting a plastic spoon or glass stick into the liquids. Avoid overheating (and therefore spoiling) the food.

It is preferable to underestimate cooking time and add extra heating time, if necessary.

Heating and standing times

When reheating food for the first time, it is helpful to make a note of the time taken – for future reference.

Always make sure that the reheated food is piping hot throughout.

Allow food to stand for a short time after reheating - to let the temperature even out.

The recommended standing time after reheating is 2-4 minutes, unless another time is recommended in the chart.

Take particular care when heating liquids and baby food. See also the chapter with the safety precautions.

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