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 after cooking. Add salt, herbs or butter after cooking. Cover during the 3 minute standing time.

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

All fresh vegetables should be cooked using full microwave power (900 W).

Food

Portion

Time

Standing

Instructions

(g)

(min.)

time (min.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broccoli

250

4-5

3

Prepare even sized florets. Arrange

 

500

5-6

 

the stems to the center.

 

 

 

 

 

Brussels

250

5-6

3

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

Sprouts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrots

250

5-6

3

Cut carrots into even sized slices.

 

 

 

 

 

Cauliflower

250

5-6

3

Prepare even sized florets. Cut big

 

500

7-8

 

florets into halves. Arrange stems

 

 

 

 

to the center.

 

 

 

 

 

Courgettes

250

3-4

3

Cut courgettes into slices. Add

 

 

 

 

30 ml (2 tbsp.) water or a knob of

 

 

 

 

butter. Cook until just tender.

 

 

 

 

 

Egg Plants

250

3-4

3

Cut egg plants into small slices

 

 

 

 

and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon

 

 

 

 

lemon juice.

 

 

 

 

 

Leeks

250

3-4

3

Cut leeks into thick slices.

 

 

 

 

 

Mushrooms

125

1-2

3

Prepare small whole or sliced

 

250

2-3

 

mushrooms. Do not add any

 

 

 

 

water. Sprinkle with lemon juice.

 

 

 

 

Spice with salt and pepper. Drain

 

 

 

 

before serving.

 

 

 

 

 

Onions

250

4-5

3

Cut onions into slices or halves.

 

 

 

 

Add only 15 ml (1 tbsp.) water.

 

 

 

 

 

Pepper

250

4-5

3

Cut pepper into small slices.

 

 

 

 

 

Potatoes

250

4-5

3

Weigh the peeled potatoes and

 

500

7-8

 

cut them into similar sized halves

 

 

 

 

or quarters.

 

 

 

 

 

Turnip

250

5-6

3

Cut turnip cabbage into small

Cabbage

 

 

 

cubes.

 

 

 

 

 

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