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Cooking Guide
Micro - Made Extras
Mushroom Sauce
Makes: 1
1/
2
cups
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons
butter
2 tablespoons
flour
1 teaspoon
soy sauce
3/
4 cup
cream
salt and pepper taste
1/
2
teaspoon
curry powder
1 can (190 g)
drained champignons (mushrooms), sliced
Method:
Place butter in a 4-cup glass jug. Cook on HIGH for 40
seconds. Add flour and soy sauce. Blend to a smooth paste.
Add cream and stir until smooth. Add seasonings and
mushrooms. Cook on HIGH for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 1
minute. Serve on toast or as accompaniment to meats. Sauce
can be reheated on HIGH for 30 to 60 seconds.
Chinese Sweet & Sour Sauce
Makes: 4 cups
Ingredients:
1
cucumber
1/
2
cup
cornflour
1/
2
cup
brown sugar
1 cup
chicken stock
1/
2
cup
dry sherry
2 tablespoons
white vinegar
2 tablespoons
soy sauce
2 tablespoons
tomato paste
1 can (450 g)
pineapple pieces and juice
1/
2
red capsicum (pepper),
diagonally sliced
1
stick celery, diagonally sliced
Method:
Cut cucumber in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds and slice
diagonally into 1 cm pieces. Combine cornflower and sugar in a
2-litre casserole dish. Gradually stir in stock, sherry, vinegar,
soy sauce, tomato paste, pineapple pieces and juice, capsicum,
cucumber and celery. Cook on HIGH for 10 to 12 minutes,
stirring every 2 minutes. Serve with ham steaks, pork chops or
chicken.
Hollandaise Sauce
Makes:
3/
4
cup
Ingredients:
60 g
butter
2 tablespoons
lemon juice
2
egg yolks
1/
4
cup
cream
1/
2
teaspoon
mustard
1/
4
teaspoon
salt
Method:
Place butter in a 2-cup jug, cook on HIGH for 40 seconds. Add
lemon juice, egg yolks and cream, mix well. Cook on MEDIUM
for 60 to 90 seconds. Add mustard and salt, mix until smooth.
Serve with eggs, vegetables or fish dishes.
Rhubarb and Apple Conserve
Make: 2 cups
Ingredients:
350 g
rhubarb, chopped
3
medium sized apples, grated
2 tablespoons
water
1 cup
caster sugar
2 tablespoons
lemon juice
Method:
Place rhubarb, apple and water in a 3-litre casserole dish, cover
and cook on HIGH for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring once during
cooking. Stir in sugar and lemon juice and cook uncovered on
HIGH for 15 minutes stirring after every 5 minutes. Pour into hot
sterilised jars, when cool, seal.
Rich Chocolate Sauce
Makes: 2 cups
Ingredients:
200 g
chocolate pieces
300 ml
cream
Method:
Place ingredients in a 1 litre jug. Cook on HIGH for 2 minutes
30 seconds. Whisk well.