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Cooking Guide
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 (1000 W).
Cooking Guide for rice and pasta
Rice:
Use a large glass pyrex bowl with lid - rice doubles in volume during
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 water after 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.
Cooking Guide for fresh fish
Use the power level and times in this table as a guide lines for cooking.
Food
Portion Time
(min. )
Standing
Time (min. )
Instructions
Broccoli
250g
500g
4-4½
7½-8
3
Prepare even sized florets.
Arrange the stems to the centre.
Brussels
Sprouts
250g
6-6½
3
Add 60-75 ml (5-6 tbsp.) water.
Carrots
250g
4½-5
3
Cut carrots into even sized slices.
Cauliflower
250g
500g
5-5½
8-8½
3
Prepare even sized florets. Cut big
florets into halves. Arrange stems
to the centre.
Courgettes
250g
4-4½
3
Cut courgettes into slices. Add 30
ml (2 tbsp.) water or a knob of
butter. Cook until just tender.
Egg Plants
250g
3-3½
3
Cut egg plants into small slices
and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon
lemon juice.
Leeks
250g
4-4½
3
Cut leeks into thick slices.
Mushrooms
125g
250g
1½-2
2½-3
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
4½-5
3
Cut onions into slices or halves.
Add only 15 ml (1 tbsp.) water.
Pepper
250g
4-4½
3
Cut pepper into small slices.
Potatoes
250g
500g
4½-5½
7½-8½
3
Weigh the peeled potatoes and cut
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
375g
1000
W
14-15
16½-17½
5
Add 500 ml cold water.
Add 750 ml cold water.
Brown Rice
(parboiled)
250g
375g
1000
W
19-20
21-22
5-10
Add 500 ml cold water.
Add 750 ml cold water.
Mixed Rice
(rice + wild
rice)
250g
375g
1000
W
15-16
17½-18½
5
Add 500 ml cold water.
Add 750 ml cold water.
Mixed Corn
(rice + grain)
250g
375g
1000
W
16-17
20-21
5-10
Add 400 ml cold water.
Add 550 ml cold water.
Pasta
250g
500g
1000
W
10-11
12-14
5
Add 1000 ml hot water.
Add 2000 ml hot water.
Food
Portion
Power Time
(min. )
Standing
Time (min. )
Instructions
Fish
Fillets
200 g
400 g
600W
3½-4½
6-7
3-5
Rinse with water, sprinkle with
lemon juice and put the fish
fillets on a flat glass pyrex
plate. Cover with microwave
cling film. Stand for 3-5
minutes.
Whole
Fish
350 g(1)
700 g(2)
600W
4½-5½
8-10
3-5
Rinse with water, sprinkle with
lemon juice and put the fish in
an oval glass pyrex dish(2
fishes head to tail). Cover with
microwave cling film during
cooking and standing time.
Stand for 3-5 minutes.
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