AEG MC2660E Microwave Oven User Manual


 
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Cooking charts
Recipes
Vegetable Quantity Power Time Hints Added Water
-g- -Setting- -Min- -tbsps/ml-
Artichokes 300 900 W 5-7 remove the stalk, cover 3-4 tbsp
Leaf Spinach 300 900 W 4-5 wash, dry well, cover, stir once or twice during cooking -
Cauliflower 800 900 W 10-12 1 whole head, cover, divide into florets 5-6 tbsp
500 900 W 6-8 stir during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Broccoli 500 900 W 6-8 divide into florets, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Mushrooms 500 900 W 6-8 whole heads, cover, stir occasionally during cooking -
Chinese leaves 300 900 W 5-7 cut into strips, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Peas 500 900 W 6-8 cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Fennel 500 900 W 6-8 cut into quarters, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Onions 250 900 W 4-5 whole, cook in microwave cling film -
Kohlrabi 500 900 W 7-9 dice, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 50 ml
Carrots 500 900 W 7-9 cut into rings, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Green peppers 500 900 W 6-8 cut into strips, stir once or twice during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Jacket potatoes 500 900 W 6-8 cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Leeks 500 900 W 7-9 cut into rings, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Red cabbage 500 900 W 15-17 cut into strips, stir once or twice during cooking 50 ml
Brussels sprouts 500 900 W 7-9 whole sprouts, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 50 ml
Boiled potatoes (salted) 500 900 W 7-9 cut into large pieces of a similar size, add a little salt, 150 ml
cover, stir occasionally during cooking
Celery 500 900 W 7-9 dice finely, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 50 ml
White cabbage 500 900 W 15-17 cut into strips, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 50 ml
Courgettes 500 900 W 6-8 slice, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
TABLE: COOKING FRESH VEGETABLES
ADAPTING RECIPES FOR THE
MICROWAVE OVEN
If you would like to adapt your favourite recipes for
the microwave, you should take note of the following:
Shorten cooking times by a third to a half. Follow the
example of the recipes in this book.
Foods which have a high moisture content such as
meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruit, stews and soups
can be prepared in your microwave without any
difficulty. Foods which have little moisture, such as
platters of food, should have the surface moistened
prior to heating or cooking.
The amount of liquid to be added to raw foods, which
are to be braised, should be reduced to about two
thirds of the quantity in the original recipe. If
necessary, add more liquid during cooking.
The amount of fat to be added can be reduced
considerably. A small amount of butter, margarine or
oil is sufficient to flavour food. For this reason your
microwave is excellent for preparing low-fat foods as
part of a diet.
HOW TO USE THE RECIPES
All the recipes in this book are calculated on the
basis of 4 servings - unless otherwise stated.
Recommendations relating to suitable utensils and
the total cooking times are given at the beginning
of every recipe.
•As a rule the quantities shown are assumed to be
wholly consumable, unless specifically indicated
otherwise.
When eggs are given in the recipes they are
assumed to have a weight of approx. 55 g (grade M).
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