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 (750 W).

Food

Portion

Time

Standing

Instructions

 

 

(min.)

Time (min.)

 

Broccoli

250 g

5-5½

3

Prepare even sized

 

500 g

8½-9

 

florets. Arrange the

 

 

 

 

stems to the centre.
Brussels

250 g

6½-7½

3

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

 

 

 

water.

Carrots

250 g

5-6

3

Cut carrots into even

 

 

 

 

sized slices.
Cauliflower

250 g

5½-6

3

Prepare even sized

 

500 g

9½-10

 

florets. Cut big florets into

 

 

 

 

halves. Arrange stems to

 

 

 

 

the centre.
Courgettes

250 g

4-4½

3

Cut courgettes into

 

 

 

 

slices. Add 30 ml (2

 

 

 

 

tbsp.) water or a knob

 

 

 

 

of butter. Cook until just

 

 

 

 

tender.
Egg Plants

250 g

4½-5

3

Cut egg plants into small

 

 

 

 

slices and sprinkle with 1

 

 

 

 

tablespoon lemon juice.
Leeks

250 g

5-5½

3

Cut leeks into thick

 

 

 

 

slices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food

Portion

Time

Standing

Instructions

 

 

 

 

 

(min.)

Time (min.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mushrooms

125 g

1½-2

3

 

Prepare small whole

 

 

 

 

250 g

3½-4

 

 

 

 

or sliced mushrooms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do not add any water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprinkle with lemon

 

ENGLISH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

juice. Spice with salt and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pepper. Drain before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

serving.

 

 

 

Onions

250 g

5-6

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

5-6

3

 

Weigh the peeled

 

 

 

 

500 g

9-10

 

 

 

 

potatoes and cut them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into similar sized halves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or quarters.

 

 

 

Turnip

250 g

5-5½

3

 

Cut turnip cabbage into

 

 

 

Cabbage

 

 

 

 

 

 

small cubes.

 

 

 

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