CRAB MORNAY

Serves 6

350 g fresh crabmeat or 2 x 170 g

1 onion, finely chopped

 

cans crab meat, drained

1/2 cup grated cheese

5 cloves garlic, crushed

4 tablespoons tomato sauce

60 g butter

1/2 teaspoon tobasco

1/3

cup plain flour

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1/2

teaspoon dry mustard

3 tablespoons cream

2 cups milk

 

1.In a large bowl, melt butter for 30 seconds on HIGH. Stir in flour and mustard. Cook for a further 1 minute on HIGH.

2.Gradually stir in milk. Cook for 4 minutes on HIGH, stirring every minute.

3.Stir in onion, crab meat, salt and pepper, 1/4 cup cheese, tomato sauce, tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, cream and garlic.

4.Place into a 1-litre serving dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

5.Cook for 8-10 minutes on MEDIUM.

6.Serve in volavaunt shells with a garden salad.

GARLIC MUSSELS

Serves 4 as entree

250 g mussels

GARLIC BUTTER

 

250 g New Zealand mussels

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup wine

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 cups water

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 clove garlic, crushed

pepper

1.Wash mussels under running water; remove all traces of mud, seaweed and barnacles with brush or knife; remove beards. Discard cracked, broken or open mussel shells.

2.In a large bowl, cover mussels with wine, water and garlic. Cook for

8 minutes on MEDIUM or until opened, removing from liquid as they open. Discard unopened mussels.

GARLIC BUTTER

1.Melt butter in jug for 30 seconds on HIGH, add oil, garlic and pepper. Pour 1/2 garlic sauce over mussels; toss well.

2.Arrange mussels in serving bowl and pour remaining sauce over mussels.

SESAME PRAWNS

Serves 4

250 g prawns, peeled and deveined

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 teaspoons kecap manis

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

1.Peel prawns, leaving tails intact, and devein.

2.Combine the prawns, oil, garlic and kecap manis in a large bowl and stir well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

3.Thread the prawns onto microwave safe skewers and place on to a micro- wave safe roasting rack.

4.Sprinkle one side of the skewered prawns with half the sesame seeds. Cook for 3-5 minutes on MEDIUM, turning after 2 minutes.

LEMON FISH FILLETS

Serves 4

1 kg fish fillets

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon butter salt and pepper to taste

1.Arrange in a flan dish or a casserole dish in a single layer. (Fold under the thin edges of the fish.)

2.Top with lemon juice and butter.

3.Cover with plastic wrap or glass lid.

4.Cook for 10-12 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH.

5.Allow to stand covered for 1-3 minutes.

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Sharp SCR/SCRNZ, R-380H, A40267 manual Crab Mornay, Garlic Mussels, Sesame Prawns, Lemon Fish Fillets