You can preserve small portions of fruit
and vegetable into preserving jars with
your microwave. Prepare the jars in the
usual way. Fill the jars up to 2 cm below
the rim.
Close the jars with clear adhesive
tape or with clips suitable for
microwave use.
Never use metal clips or jars with
screw-on lids.
Do not use tins for preserving food.
Pressure can build up and they may
explode, resulting in injury or
damage.
Do not attempt to place more than four
1
/
2
- litre jars onto the turning table at
the same time.
Set to 900 W and bring the content in
the jars to simmer. The time required
depends on:
–
the initial temperature of the produce
in the jar.
–
the number of glass jars.
Duration until bubbles evenly dispersed
in all jars:
1 glass jar .........approx. 3 minutes
2 glass jars ........approx. 6 minutes
3 glass jars ........approx. 9 minutes
4 glass jars .......approx. 12 minutes
This is sufficient time for preserving fruit
and cucumbers.
For vegetables, reduce the power to
450 W once the produce starts boiling.
Cook
- carrots for approx. 15 minutes
- peas for approx. 25 minutes.
After the preserving process
Take the glass jars from the microwave,
cover the jars with a cloth and allow to
cool for approx. 24 hours.
Remove the clips or the adhesive tape
and make sure the glasses are closed
properly.
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