Cooking Guide
(continued)
Gravies and Sauces
1. Cover
thick, chunky
to prevent spattering.
3.
basic white sauce by
cheese,
yolks. cream, wine
2. Whisk sauces vigorously with wire whisk once or
while
or herbs.
microwaving.
Food
Container
Cover
Power Level & Time
Comments
Gravies
sauces
thickened
with
or
cornstarch ( I cup)
Melted butter
sauces,
clarified
butter (X cup)
Thick spaghetti,
barbecue
sauces
(2
cups)
Thin, liquid sauces
(Au
etc. )
(1 cup)
Glass
measure
No
High ( 1 ())
4 to 7
min.
Microwave fat,
flour and
together to
or bowl
melt and blend. Whisk in liquid and
microwaving.
time I to
2
minutes
per
cup
Glass measure
N()
High ( lo)
1 to 2 min.
Microwave butter just to melting. For
clarified butter, bring to boil then let stand
until layers separate. Pour
and use clear.
top layer.
Casserole, bowl
( lo)
5 to
min.
Stir ingredients together, then microwave,
stirring after
cooking time. Let stand
5 to
I
minutes to develop flavor.
Casserole
N()
High (
2 to 4 min.
Add cornstarch-water mixture to heated
ingredients. Stir well and microwave to
finish.
Meats
1.
Always use a cooking
when cooking
lamb, pork or veal
3. Allow about
minutes standing time for most roasts before
roasts. See package instructions
proper use
cooking bag.
carving.
2. After enclosing roast in cooking bag.
on trivet in
microwave-safe dish,
I
I
you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure it
is safe
use in microwave ovens.
Power Level & Time
Food
Container
Cover
(or Internal Temp.)
Comments
Beef
Ground,
(for casseroles
or
soup)
( lb.)
( 1 Ibs.)
Meatballs
( 1 lb. )
(2 Ibs. )
Meatloaf
(Round
shape)
Patties
(4
patties per lb. )
1 to
2
patties
to 4 patties
Pot roasts
(Up to Ibs. )
Simmered beef
(corned
or
brisket)
Casserole
Round or
oblong dish
Pie plate or
loaf dish
Oblong glass
dish (with trivet
desired)
or ceramic
dinner plate
Oblong dish
or casserole
Casserole
N()
Wax
paper or
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap
Wax paper
Cooking bag
Cooking bag
High (
High ( 10)
Meal-High (7)
or cook
to
(
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
5 to 1 () min.
7 to I () min.
to I () min.
to I min.
22 to 27 min.
25 to
min.
to
5
min.
4 to min.
to
min.
per lb.
120 to 130
Stir
cooking time. Add sauce
or casserole ingredients and finish. To cook
block, microwave 10 to
minutes,
up and stirring every 5 minutes.
Let
5 minutes.
Arrange around edge
Rearrange after
cooking time.
Let
10 minutes
cooking.
Let stand I () minutes after cooking.
desired, add browning sauce. Let
patties stand, covered, 2 minutes.
Brush with browning sauce and add 1/2 cup
water to cooking
Turn over
cooking time. Add vegetables
desired
cooking time. Recover and finish.
Add I cup water per pound
meat. Turn
over
half
Let meat
stand in broth at least
minutes
cooking, For boiled dinner, remove meat
and cook vegetables in broth.
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