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Cooking Guide (continued)
Cooking Guide for fresh vegetables
Use a suitable glass pyrex bowl with lid. Add 30-45 ml cold water (2-3 tbsp.) for
every 250 g unless another water quantity is recommended - see table. Cook
covered for the minimum time - see table. Continue cooking to get the result you
prefer. Stir once during and once after cooking. Add salt, herbs or butter after
cooking. Cover during a standing time of 3 minutes.
Hint: Cut the fresh vegetables into even sized pieces. The smaller they
are cut, the quicker they will cook.
All fresh vegetables should be cooked using full microwave power (800 W).
Cooking Guide for rice and pasta
Rice: Use a large glass pyrexbowl withlid -rice doublesin volumeduring
cooking. Cook covered.
After the cooking time is over, stir before standing time and salt or
add herbs and butter.
Remark: the rice may not have absorbed all waterafter the cooking
time is finished.
Pasta: Use a large glass pyrex bowl. Add boiling water, a pinch of salt and
stir well. Cook uncovered.
Stir occasionally during and after cooking. Cover during standing
time and drain thoroughly afterwards.
Food Portion Time
(min.)
Standing
Time (min.)
Instructions
Broccoli 250g
500 g
4½ - 5
8-8½
3 Prepare even sized florets.
Arrange the stems to the centre.
Brussels
Sprouts
250g 6-7 3 Add 60-75 ml (5-6 tbsp.) water.
Carrots 250g 4½ - 5 3 Cut carrots into even sized slices.
Cauliflower 250g
500 g
5-5½
8½ - 9
3 Prepare even sized florets. Cutbig
florets into halves. Arrange stems
to the centre.
Courgettes 250g 3½ - 4 3 Cut courgettes into slices. Add 30
ml (2 tbsp.) water or a knob of
butter. Cook until just tender.
Egg Plants 250g 4½ - 5 3 Cut egg plants into small slices
and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon
lemon juice.
Leeks 250g 5 - 5½ 3 Cut leeks into thick slices.
Mushrooms 125g
250g
1½ - 2
3½ - 4
3 Prepare small whole or sliced
mushrooms. Do not add any
water. Sprinkle with lemon juice.
Spice with salt and pepper. Drain
before serving.
Onions 250g 5½ - 6 3 Cut onions into slices or halves.
Add only 15 ml (1 tbsp.) water.
Pepper 250g 4½ - 5 3 Cut pepper into small slices.
Potatoes 250g
500 g
4½ - 5½
8-9
3 Weighthe peeledpotatoes andcut
them into similar sized halves or
quarters.
Turnip
Cabbage
250g 5-5½ 3 Cut turnip cabbage into small
cubes.
Food Portion Power Time (min.) Standing
Time (min.)
Instructions
White Rice
(parboiled)
250g 800 W 17 - 18 5 Add 500 ml cold
water.
Brown Rice
(parboiled)
250g 800 W 22 - 23 5 Add 500 ml cold
water.
Brown Rice 250g 800 W 22 - 23 10 Add 600 ml cold
water.
Mixed Rice
(rice + wild
rice)
250g 800 W 18 - 19 5 Add 500 ml cold
water.
Mixed Corn
(rice + grain)
250g 800 W 19 - 20 5 Add 400 ml cold
water.
Pasta 250g 800 W 11 - 12 5 Add 1000 ml hot
water.
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