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Steam Cooking Advice
Defrosting
Defrosting small portions will be faster than large portions
When partly defrosted, you can turn over the portions.
Protect pastries from water droplets with cling film, or their original
packaging.
Cooking
Cooking times very on the size, nature and freshness of the food.
To check how well vegetables are cooked, test the thickest part of the
vegetable. If it is soft, then it is cooked.
Arrange shellfish on a grill or glass dish, and add a few aromatic herbs
Arrange seafood on a bed of seaweed
V
egetables
Patties (spinach. etc.)
place on dish
25 min
In blocks
place on dish
40/45 min
Fish
Trout (whole)
place on dish
30 min
Salmon steak
place on dish, turned over half way
through
25 min
Fillets (protected by a cling wrap)
place on dish
15/20 min depending on thick-
ness
Prawns
place on dish
10/12 min
Meats
Chicken thighs
place on dish, turned over half way
through
40/45 min
Poultry breast (protected by a film)
25 min
Sausages
place on dish
25 min
Chops (pork, veal, etc.)
place on dish, protected by a cling
wrap, placed on the grill
25/30 min
Liver cubes (for skewers)
to be separated half way through
55/60 min
Fruit
Mixed berries
placed on dish
15 min
Stewed fruit (apple, etc.)
protected by a cling wrap
35/40 min
P
astries
Doughnuts
kept in packaging, placed on the grill
15 min
Chocolate croissants
kept in packaging, placed on the grill
15 min
