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Vegetable Varieties
(continued)
Cooking Fresh Vegetables by Micro Power
Vegetables should be covered and cooked on 1000 W for best results. Weights given are trimmed weights.
VEGETABLE
QUANTITY
COOKING PROCEDURE
APPROX.
COOKING
TIME
(in minutes)
on 1000 W
Asparagus
250
g
Covered dish with
1
⁄
4
cup water
4 to 6
Beans (
fi
nely sliced)
250
g
Covered dish with
1
⁄
4
cup water
4 to 5
Beetroot
4 whole
(1
kg
)
Covered with 1 cup water in 3.5-litre dish.
Stand after cooking - 5 mins.
14 to 18
Broccoli
500
g
Covered dish with
1
⁄
4
cup water.
6 to 8
Brussels Sprouts
250
g
Covered dish with
1
⁄
4
cup water.
5 to 7
Cabbage
500
g
Shredded, with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish.
6 to 8
Carrots
4 (sliced
fi
nely)
250
g
With
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish.
5 to 6
Cauli
fl
ower
500
g
With
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish.
6 to 8
Celery
6 stalks (400
g
)
cut in 1 cm
pieces
With
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish.
5 to 7
Corn
2 cobs (500
g
)
4 cobs (1
kg
)
Brush with melted butter and cook in covered dish.
4 to 6
8 to 10
Eggplant
1 (500
g
)
Dice with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish.
5 to 7
Mushrooms
250
g
(sliced)
Cook with 2 tablespoons butter in covered dish.
3 to 4
Onions
3 (200
g
)
Cut in quarters with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish.
4 to 6
Peas
250
g
Shell peas and place with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered
dish.
3 to 5
Potatoes-Mashed
-Jacket
500
g
3 Med
Peeled and quartered with
1
⁄
4
cup water. Covered.
Cook uncovered on paper towel lined plate.
6 to 8
7 to 9
Pumpkin
500
g
Peeled and cut into uniform pieces with
1
⁄
4
cup water
in covered dish.
8 to 10
Spinach/Silver Beef
250
g
Remove stem, cut leaves into small pieces.
Cook with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered dish.
3 to 5
Sweet Potato
500
g
In serving size pieces with 2 tablespoons butter in
covered dish.
6 to 8
Turnips
500
g
Peeled and sliced
fi
nely with
1
⁄
4
cup water in covered
dish.
6 to 8
Tomatoes
2 (300
g
)
Sliced and cooked covered.
2 to 4
Zucchini
500
g
Cut in 2 cm pieces in covered dish.
5 to 7
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