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A General Guide to Soups, Broths and Porridge
Please refer to the recipe booklet
and the “
VitaClay Cooking Charts for VM7900 &
VF7700
” that came with the Cooker. Additionally, here are some basic guidelines:
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Vegetable stocks cook in about 30-50 minutes.
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Meaty bone broths will cook in about 4-6 hours.
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Whole chicken soup cooks in 2-3 hours.
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Congee, jook or whole grain porridge cook at least 1-½ hours.
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Cooking ratio for porridge is 1 cup of dry rice/grain to 6-8 cups of water.
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Never cook more than 2 cups dry rice/grain.
o
Do NOT add milk until serving time as it may cause overflow or food burning.
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All recipes may be held in the Warm mode for up to 12 hours, so your food is ready
when you are
– whether it is cooking overnight for
breakfast
or during the day for
an evening meal.
Use the
“VitaClay Cooking Charts for VM7900 & VF7700” for first-time cooking. After
that, reduce or add liquid amount and cooking time as needed based on your results and
preferences.
Stew Cooking Mode
The Stew cooking mode offers a variety of options: You may use this mode to make a
quick 30-minute mea
l,
one-pot pasta dish
, 1-2-hour
stew
, 3-4-hour
pot roast,
or
steam
fish or vegetables
just 30 minutes or less. That is right, you can cook a quick meal or
make Crock-Pot/slow cooker-style recipes in a fraction of the time. The following
guidelines can be adjusted for personal preferences.
It is highly recommended that you refer to the recipe booklet provided for the first few
recipes you make in the Stew mode. S
ee also the “
VitaClay Cooking Charts for VM7900
& VF7700
” that came with the Cooker for guidance on ingredient proportions.
The Stew mode allows you to select the amount of cooking time in 30-minute increments,
from 30 minutes to 12 hours and the default is 4 hours. You DO NOT NEED to cook your
recipes for 4 hours; cooking will vary by recipe and amount of food and liquid in the pot.
Remember to always check cooking progress halfway through and make adjustments
accordingly for liquid and cooking time.
Basic Stew Cooking Directions
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Place your ingredients into the clay pot, stir and cover with the clay pot lid.
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Ensure the exterior of the pot is clean and dry.
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Place covered clay pot into the Cooker on the heating element.
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Close the Cooker cover. You will
hear a “click” when it snaps shut. Plug cord into a
120-volt AC/60Hz outlet. The Cooker will beep, and the
LCD display will show “---"
•
Press the Soup key on the control panel to select the Soup cooking mode. The LCD
display will show “
04.0
”
as the default cooking time
; which means your recipe is
set to cook for approximately 4 hours.
