RECIPES

Serves 4

MARINADE:

15ml (1 tbsp) groundnut oil 15ml (1 tbsp) lemon juice

75ml (5 tbsp) crunchy peanut butter 1 clove crushed garlic

1 red chilli, finley chopped and de-seeded 15ml (1 tbsp) tabasco sauce

600g chicken breast, flattened & cut into strips

200ml coconut milk

CHICKEN SATAY

1Place all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl, mix well. Stir in the chicken, refrigerate for 2 hours to marinate.

2Thread the chicken onto skewers leaving no wood exposed. Place in a large flan dish on the high rack. Cook on COMBI - 2 (MICROWAVE & TOP GRILL), 70% for 15 minutes. Turn over skewers every 3 minutes.

4 wooden skewers (see tip, page 58)

Serves 4

4 large chicken breast fillets, skinned (approx. 150g each)

100g Feta, finely chopped

3 spring onions, finely chopped 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) dried parsley salt and pepper to taste cocktail sticks to secure

75g Cheddar cheese, grated

CHICKEN FETA ROLLS

1Open out chicken breasts, flatten with a rolling pin.

2Place Feta, onions, parsley and seasoning in a bowl, mix well. Place a quarter of the mixture at one end of each breast. Roll up tight and secure with cocktail sticks. Ensure no filling is visible.

3Place the breasts seam side upwards in a flan dish.

4Place on the low rack and cook on COMBI - 2 (MICROWAVE & TOP GRILL), 70% for 15 minutes, turn over and add cheese after 10 minutes.

Sprinkle with toasted almonds to serve.

Microwave Tip: Toasting Almonds

Place 25g (1oz) almonds in a shallow flan dish with a knob of butter, heat on 100% for 3 minutes, stir every minute until golden.

Serves 6

10 freezed dried kaffir leaves, crushed 400ml coconut milk

3 tbsp green curry paste

600g cubed chicken 2cm chopped ginger 75g green beans

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp brown sugar

150g sliced courgette

150g mushrooms, halved

1 sliced red pepper

150g chopped onion 200ml cream

THAI GREEN CURRY

1Place all of the ingredients except the cream ito a 2.5l casserole dish, mix well and cover.

2Place the dish on the low rack and cook on COMBI - 1 (CONVECTION & MICROWAVE), 180°C, 30% for 40 minutes. Stir 3 times during cooking.

3After cooking, stir in the cream and serve.

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Sharp R-86STM manual Microwave Tip Toasting Almonds, Marinade

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