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Recipes
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Beef Stew
2 Tbsp. low-fat butter
2 small onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 lb. stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 small carrots, cut into 1/2-inch slices
6 small potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 cup chopped prunes
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 bay leaves
2 tsp. dried thyme leaves
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
2 1/4 cups beef broth
• Place the Baking Pan into the Contact Roaster and add the low-fat
butter. Close the Lid and preheat to melt the butter.
• At the end of the preheat time, add the onions. Close the Lid and cook
10 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic, close the lid and cook 2 minutes.
• Combine remaining ingredients and stir into onion mixture. Close the
Lid and set the Timer for 105 minutes. Check for tenderness and con-
tinue baking if necessary.
• Yield: Serves 8
Roast Beef
4-5 lb. sirloin beef roast
4 tsp. all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. dry mustard
salt and pepper to taste
• Insert the Wire Rack and preheat the Contact Roaster.
• Mix the flour, mustard, salt and pepper together and sprinkle over the
roast.
• Using oven mitts and a plastic or wooden utensil, place the meat into
the Contact Roaster and set the Timer for 110 - 150 minutes. Check for
doneness and continue roasting if necessary.
• Yield: Serves 12-16
Frozen Convenience Foods Cooking Guide
Most frozen convenience foods such as small pizza, breaded stuffed jalapeno poppers,
taquitos, potato skins, potato patties, and hot wings can be cooked in the Contact
Roaster. Preheat the Contact Roaster and distribute the food evenly onto the Heating
Plates in a single layer. Remove crumbs and/or ice crystals from food before placing on
the hot heating plates. Set the Timer for package time, turn food halfway during cooking
if necessary for even browning. Watch foods closely to prevent over-cooking. If the food
needs more time to cook, reset the Timer and check periodically so you do not over-cook
the food.
Frozen Vegetables Cooking Guide
Frozen vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, mixed vegetables, and green beans can be
cooked in the Contact Roaster. DO NOT PREHEAT the Contact Roaster. Add a 16 ounce
package of frozen vegetables to the Baking Pan and add the amount of water called for
on the package, or at least 1/4 cup. Insert the Baking Pan into the Contact Roaster. Close
the Lid and set the Timer for 45 minutes. Check for doneness and continue cooking if
necessary.
Steamed Rice Cooking Guide
Any type of rice such as white, brown or flavored can be cooked in the Contact Roaster.
DO NOT PREHEAT the Contact Roaster. Coat Baking Pan with non-stick spray, add 1 cup
of raw rice and all the other ingredients called for on the package plus an additional 1/2
cup of water. Insert the Baking Pan into the Contact Roaster. Close the Lid and set the
Timer for 45 minutes for white rice or flavored rice, and 75 minutes for brown rice. When
the Timer reads 10 minutes remaining, open the Lid and quickly stir rice. Lower the Lid
and resume cooking. Check for doneness and continue cooking if necessary.
Steamed Potatoes and Squash Cooking Guide
Vegetables with a skin such as 8-10 ounce potatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini, yellow,
acorn, butternut and spaghetti squash can be cooked in the Contact Roaster. Cut the
potato or squash in half and remove seeds if necessary. DO NOT PREHEAT the Contact
Roaster. Insert the Baking Pan into the Contact Roaster. Add two cups of water to the
Baking Pan and place the Wire Rack inside the Baking Pan. Lay the potato or squash on
the Wire Rack, skin side up, to fill the Wire Rack. Close the Lid and set the Timer for 75
minutes. Check for doneness and continue baking if necessary.
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