Vegetable cooking table (continued)
VEGETABLES COOKING TIME
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Carrots
Place carrots and 2 tablespoons water in 1 -quart covered
Fresh, sliced HIGH
casserole. Stir halfway through cooking. Cook until fork-
2 cups 5-6 minutes
tender. Let stand covered 2 minutes.
Frozen, crinkle HIGH
Remove outer wrapping from box. Place box on 2 paper
cut (10 oz)
5X-6% minutes
towels. After cooking let stand 2 minutes.
Frozen, whole
HIGH
Remove pouch from box. Pierce pouch with fork. Place in
baby 6%7% minutes
1 %-quart microwavable casserole. After cooking let stand
(10 oz pouch)
2 minutes.
Cauliflower
Place trimmed cauliflower and 2 tablespoons water in 1 or
Fresh, whole HIGH
1 %-quart covered microwavable casserole. Cook until
(1 lb)
6-7 minutes
tender-crisp. Let stand covered 2 minutes.
Fresh, flowerets HIGH
Same as “Fresh, whole” above.
2 cups 3-4 minutes
Frozen, flowerets HIGH
Remove outer wrapping from box. Place box on 2 paper
(10 oz) 4X-5% minutes
towels. After cooking let stand 2 minutes.
Celery
Place sliced celery and 2 tablespoons water in 1%quart
Fresh, sliced
HIGH
covered microwavable casserole. Stir halfway through
4 cups, 1 inch
6-7 minutes
cooking. Cook until tender-crisp. Let stand covered 2
pieces
minutes.
Corn
Place husked corn and 2 tablespoons water in 1 %-quart
Fresh, HIGH
microwavable baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and
2 ears
7X-9% minutes
vent. Cook until tender-crisp. Let stand covered 5 minutes.
4 ears 9X-l 1% minutes
Frozen, on cob HIGH
Place corn in 1 %-quart microwavable baking dish. Cover
2 ears
5-6 minutes
with plastic wrap and vent. Cook until tender-crisp. Let
4 ears
1 OX-1 1% minutes
stand covered 5 minutes.
Frozen, kernels HIGH
Remove outer wrapping from box. Place box on 2 paper
(10 oz) 4-5 minutes
towels. After cooking let stand 2 minutes.
Eggplant
Pierce eggplant with fork and place on 2 paper towels.
Fresh, whole
HIGH
Turn over halfway through cooking. Cook until fork pierces
(1 lb)
5%-6X minutes
skin easily. Let stand 2 minutes. Cut in half to remove
pulp.
Fresh, cubed
HIGH
Place eggplant and 2 tablespoons water in 2-quart
(1 lb)
4%5% minutes
5 cups
microwavable, covered casserole. Stir halfway through
cooking. Let stand covered 2 minutes.
Leeks
Place sliced leeks and 2 tablespoons water in 1 -quart
Fresh, sliced HIGH
microwavable, covered casserole. Stir halfway through
(8
0~)
4%5% minutes
cooking. Let stand covered 2 minutes.
3 cups
Mixed Vegetables
Remove outer wrapping from box. Place box on 2 paper
Frozen
HIGH
towels. After cooking let stand 2 minutes.
(10 lb)
6-7 minutes
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