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Rice, Pasta and Noodles
Cooking Pasta by Micro Power
Follow directions in chart for recommended dish
size, amount of water and cooking time. Boil water,
with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon oil. Add pasta
and cook for time recommended in chart. Cook
on 1100 W. Test pasta for desired cooking before
adding more time. Slightly undercook pasta that will
be heated again in casserole. Stir and let stand,
uncovered, 5 minutes.
ITEM
CONTAINER
AMOUNT
OF
BOILING
WATER
APPROX. TIME
TO COOK PASTA
on 1100 W
UNCOVERED
(in minutes)
STANDING
TIME
(in minutes)
Dried Fettuccine (250
g
)
4-litre dish
6 cups
10 to 12
5
Elbow Macaroni, shells,
etc. (250
g
)
3-litre dish
4 cups
12 to 14
5
Fresh Spaghetti,
Fettuccine (375
g
)
4-litre dish
6 cups
6 to 8
5
Dried Spaghetti (250
g
)
4-litre dish
4 cups
12 to 14
5
Fresh Tortellini, Ravioli
(250
g
)
4-litre dish
4 cups
7 to 9
5
Fresh Gnocchi (375g)
4-litre dish
6 cups
6 to 8
5
Dried Pasta
•
Minimum weight 150
g
/ Maximum weight 500
g
• Suitable for cooking dried pasta such as spaghetti,
fettucine, macaroni, penne, spiral etc.
• Place pasta in an appropriate size dish with boiling
water. Use the following as a guide. See chart
below for dish size and quantities.
Pasta
Boiling Water
Dish Size
150
g
250
g
350
g
500
g
4 cups
5 cups
6 cups
8 cups
3-litre
3-litre
4-litre
4-litre
During cooking, the oven will ‘beep’ and prompt you
to stir halfway through the cooking time.
• At the end of the cooking time, let stand, covered,
for 5 to 10 minutes, if required. Then drain.
To Operate:
Select
Dried Pasta
. Press
Weight pads
to select
weight required, then press
Start
.
P
ENNE
P
UTTANESCA
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
500
g
Penne Pasta
2 litres
boiling water
1 tablespoon
olive oil
3
cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon
dried chilli
fl
akes
1
kg
(approx 5)
tomatoes, roughly chopped
200
g
kalamata olives, pitted
8
anchovy
fi
llets, drained and
chopped
1
⁄
3
cup
capers, drained and rinsed
1
⁄
3
cup
fl
at leaf parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons
fi
nely shredded basil leaves
Method:
Place pasta and boiling water into a 4-litre dish. Stir
and cook on 1100 W for 12 to 14 minutes or until
tender. Drain and set aside. Place oi and garlic into a
2-litre dish and cook on 1100 W for 1 minutes. Stir in
chilli and tomatoes. Cover and cook and 1100 W for 5
minutes, stir halfway through cooking. Add remaining
ingredients and cook on 1100 W for a further 10
minutes or until tomatoes break down and sauce has
thickened. Stir sauce into pasta. Cover and cook on
1100 W for 2 to 3 minutes to heat through. Season
and serve topped with extra basil leaves or parsley.
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