DEFROSTING
Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost |
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frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great advantage, if unexpected |
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guests suddenly show up. |
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Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metal ties and |
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| Chicken Pieces | 500 g (2 pcs) |
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take it out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain away. |
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| Whole Chicken | 1200 g |
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Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over half way, drain off any liquid and |
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remove any giblets as soon as possible. Check the food occasionally to make sure that it |
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does not feel warm. |
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If smaller and thinner parts of the frozen food start to warm up, they can be shield by |
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| thinner parts like wings and ends with aluminium foil. Turn | |||||||||||
wrapping very small strips of aluminium foil around them during defrosting. |
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| over after half of defrosting time! |
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Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to stand |
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for 20 minutes before continuing. |
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Leave the fish, | meat and poultry to stand in order to complete defrosting. The standing |
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| Fish Fillets | 200 g |
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time for complete defrosting will vary depending on the quantity defrosted. Please refer to |
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| Whole Fish | 400 g |
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the table below. |
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Hint: | Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities need |
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| less time than bigger ones. Remember this hint while freezing and |
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| Put frozen fish in the |
| middle of a flat ceramic plate. Arrange | |||||||
| defrosting food. |
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| the thinner parts under the thicker parts. Shield narrow ends | |||||
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| of fillets and tail of | whole fish with aluminium | foil. Turn over | ||
For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about |
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table as a guide. |
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Meat |
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| Berries | 300 g |
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Minced Meat |
| 250 g | 180 W |
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| Spread fruit on a flat, round glass dish (with a large diameter). | |||||
Pork Steaks |
| 250 g | 180 W |
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| Bread Rolls | 2 pcs |
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| (Each ca. 50 g) | 4 pcs |
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| Toast/Sandwich | 250 g |
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| time! Serve after |
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| English - 36 |
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