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SOUP AND STARTERS
MAIN MEALS
Holland
MUSHROOM SOUP
Total cooking time: approx. 10-14 minutes
Utensil: bowl with lid (capacity 2 l)
Ingredients
200 g
mushrooms, sliced
1
onion (50 g), finely chopped
300 ml
meat stock
300 ml
cream
2
1/2
tbsp flour (25 g)
2
1/2
tbsp butter or margarine (25 g)
salt and pepper
150 g
crème fraîche
1. Place the vegetables and the stock in the bowl,
cover and cook.
7-9 Min.
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2. Blend all the ingredients in the mixer, add the
cream.
3. Mix the flour and butter to a dough, and smooth
into the soup. Season with salt and pepper, cover
and cook. Stir in the cream after cooking.
3-5 Min.
800 W
Greece
AUBERGINES STUFFED WITH MINCED
MEAT
Total cooking time: approx. 21-24 minutes
Utensils: bowl with lid (1 litre size)
shallow oval gratin dish with lid
(approx. 30 cm long)
Ingredients
2
aubergines, less stalks (app. 250 g)
3
tomatoes (app. 200 g)
1 tbsp olive oil to grease the dish
2
onions (100 g), chopped
4
mild green chillies
200 g mince (beef or lamb)
2
garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
salt & pepper
pink paprika
60 g
Feta cheese, diced
Tip:
You can substitute courgettes for the aubergines.
1. Cut the aubergines in half lengthways. Scoop out
the flesh with a teaspoon to leave a shell about 1
cm thick. Sprinkle the aubergines with salt and
dice the scooped-out flesh.
2. Remove the skin from two of the tomatoes and
chop them up, having first cut out the stalks.
3. Grease the bottom of the bowl with the olive oil.
Add the onions. Cover and cook.
ca. 2 Min.
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4. Remove the stalks and seeds from the chillies and
cut them into rings. Retain a third for the garnish.
Mix the minced meat with the diced aubergines,
onions and tomatoes, the chilli rings, the crushed
garlic clove and the parsley. Season to taste.
5. Dry the aubergine halves. Fill with half of the
mince mixture, spread the sheep's cheese on top,
and then add the rest of the filling.
6. Arrange the aubergine halves in the greased
ovenproof dish, place the dish on the low rack
and cook.
14-16 Min.
560 W
Garnish the aubergine halves with the chilli rings
and slices of tomato and continue cooking.
5-6 Min.
560 W
Allow the aubergines to stand for about 2 minutes
after cooking.
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