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Cooking Guide
Rice, Pasta and Cereal
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients:
1 onion chopped
1 cup long grain rice
1 teaspoon thyme
2
1
/
2
cups chicken stock
1
/
4
cup slivered almonds, toasted
Method:
In a 3 litre dish place onion, rice, thyme and chicken
stock. Cook on HIGH for 15 minutes. Stir. Cover.
Stand for 10 minutes. Add almonds, and serve.
Seasoned Rice
Paella
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients:
500 g mussels in shell
1
/
4
cup water
1 green capsicum (pepper), sliced
1 red capsicum (pepper), sliced
2 onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups long grain rice
1 can (440 g) peeled tomatoes, roughly chopped
1
1
/
2
cups hot chicken stock
pinch saffron powder
1
1
/
2
cups cooked diced chicken
200 g peeled green prawns
Method:
Place mussels and water into a 3-litre dish, cover
and cook on MED HIGH for 4 to 5 minutes. Set
aside. Place capsicums (pepper), onions, garlic and
butter into a 4-litre dish and cook on HIGH for 4 to
6 minutes. Add rice and stir well. Cook on HIGH for
2 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, hot chicken stock
and saffron. Cook on HIGH for 16 to 18 minutes.
Stir in chicken, prawns and mussels and cook on
MED HIGH for 4 to 6 minutes. Stand for
5 minutes before serving.
Chicken Risotto
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
300 g fresh asparagus, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1
1
⁄2 cups arborio rice
1 clove garlic, crushed
4 cups boiling chicken stock
2 cups coarsely chopped cooked chicken
1
⁄4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
1
⁄4 cup cream
ground black pepper
extra coarsely grated parmesan cheese
Method:
Place asparagus into a 2-litre dish and cook on
HIGH for 1 minute. Set aside. Place oil, rice and
garlic in a large microwave safe bowl. Cook covered
on HIGH for 1 minute. Add 2 cups of boiling chicken
stock, cook on HIGH for 5 minutes. Stir twice during
cooking. Add remaining chicken stock and cook on
HIGH for another 5 minutes. Add remaining
ingredients along with asparagus and stir into
risotto. Cook covered on HIGH for 3 minutes. Stand
for 5 minutes. Serve topped with extra parmesan
and black pepper.
Seasond Rice
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