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Micro - Made Extras
W
HITE
S
AUCE
Serves: 500 ml
Ingredients:
35
g
butter
35
g
fl
our
500 ml
milk
salt
pepper
grated
nutmeg
Method:
Melt the butter for 1 minute, covered, on 600 W
on base of oven. Add the
fl
our, stir, and cook for a
further 1 minute on 600 W. Set aside; Heat the milk
in a jug on 1000 W 2 minutes 30 secs - 3 minutes.
Pour the milk over the butter and
fl
our mixture,
whisking all the time. Cook again for 2 - 3 minutes,
whisking vigorously several times and paying close
attention to ensure that the sauce doesn’t over
fl
ow.
Check the seasoning and add a pinch of grated
nutmeg. You can add 2 egg yolks and 80
g
of grated
cheese to make it into a Mornay sauce.
P
EPPER
S
AUCE
Serves: 5 to 6
Ingredients:
1 onion
40
g
butter
30
g
fl
our
400 ml
of hot stock made
from 2 stock cubes
tarragon
vinegar
2 tsp
white pepper
cognac
200 ml
crème fraîche
Method:
Chop the onion and cook in the bowl with butter
for 2-3 minutes on 1000 W. Add
fl
our, mix, cook
again for 1 minute on 1000 W and add stock, 1 tbsp
vinegar and 2 tsp of white pepper. Cook uncovered
at 1000 W for 3 minutes. Remove from the oven
and add a dash of cognac, a knob of butter and
crème fraîche. Mix well and add plenty of salt before
serving.
T
OMATO
S
AUCE
Ingredients:
1 medium
onion,
fi
nely chopped
1 celery
stick,
fi
nely chopped
1 carrot,
fi
nely chopped
25
g
butter
2
cloves garlic, crushed
2 x 400
g
cans of tomatoes
3 ml
each of basil, oregano and ground
bay leaves
150 ml
red wine or vegetable stock
salt and pepper
Method:
Place onion, celery, carrot, butter and garlic in
casserole. Place on the base of the oven and cook
on 1000 W for 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, herbs
and wine or stock. Cover and cook on 600 W for 15
minutes. Liquidise then press through a sieve for a
smooth sauce. Season to taste.
C
USTARD
S
AUCE
Ingredients:
2 eggs
50
g
caster
sugar
300 ml
milk
5 ml
vanilla essence
Method:
Beat eggs with sugar and 45 ml milk. Place
remaining milk with vanilla essence. Place on the
base of the oven and cook on 1000 W for 1 minute.
Add milk to eggs and stir well. Cook on 300 W for
1 minute. Stir well. Continue to cook on 300 W for
10-15 minutes stirring every 30 secs until the sauce
coats the back of a spoon.
C
HOCOLATE
S
AUCE
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
25
g
butter
75
g
caster
sugar
75
g
brown
sugar
50
g
cocoa powder, sieved
3 ml
vanilla essence
300 ml
milk
Method:
Place butter in the jug on base of oven. and melt on
1000 W for 20-30 secs. Stir in sugars, cocoa powder
and vanilla essence. Gradually add milk, stirring well.
Cook on 1000 W for 2 minutes. Stir well. Cook on
1000 W for 1 minute. Stir and continue to cook in 30
secs stages until you achieve a smooth and glossy
consistency that coats the back of the spoon.
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