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Sakura Multifunction Rice Cooker by Yum Asia
5. HOW TO USE THE STEAM FUNCTION
You can use this appliance as a stand alone steamer (use 1.5-2 cups of water) or you can cook rice at the same
time as steaming food. If steaming whilst cooking rice, you would use the rice function for the type of rice you are
cooking and add the steaming basket to the inner bowl above the rice.
Here is a guide for estimated cooking different types of food on the ‘STEAM’ function:
INGREDIENTS
AMOUNT
COOKING TIME
TIPS FOR STEAMING
Carrot
200g/1 pc
20 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Broccoli
200g
15 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Spinach
100g
15 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Pumpkin
250g
20 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Potato
450g
40 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Sweet Potato
300g
35 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Corn
200g
30 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Chicken
300g/1 fillet
30 mins
Make cuts on side touching steam
basket
Fish (white fish &
salmon)
150g
25 mins
Slice to less than 2cm and wrap in
foil
Prawn and
Scallops
15pcs/150g
20 mins
Prawns - Steam without removing
shells. Scallops - Remove from shell
Refrigerated Meat
Dumpling
200g
15 mins
Leave space between foods
Frozen Meat
Dumpling
200g
20 mins
Leave space between foods
IMPORTANT -
Do not steam food over 3.5cm thick.
If you would like to combine cooking rice with steaming, it is recommended that
3 cups of rice is the
maximum capacity you can cook
. Any more than this the steaming basket will push into the lid.
If cooking rice and steaming at the same time, you can open the lid (very carefully, minding the steam
that is released from the unit) to add the steaming basket part way through the cooking cycle so the
vegetables are not over-cooked.
6. HOW TO BAKE CAKE
1.
Grease the inner bowl lightly and evenly with butter or oil.
2.
Prepare the cake batter. Note – do not use too much baking powder or baking soda as it may cause the
cake to rise too high. The maximum weight for all ingredients is 600g, do not exceed this.
3.
Place the inner bowl on a hard, flat surface and place the cake mixture into the inner bowl. Shake a little
and tap the underside of the bowl gently with the palm of your hand (do this several times) to release any
air bubbles in the cake mixture.
4.
Place the inner bowl into the appliance and close the lid. Select the ‘CAKE’ setting, you can then choose the
length of cooking time – default is 50 minutes but this can be adjusted down to 30 minutes and up to 60
minutes in 10 minute intervals. Press and hold the ‘START’ button for 2 seconds to start the cooking cycle.
5.
Once the cooking cycle is finished, the appliance will switch to ‘KEEP WARM’, check the cake with a wooden
skewer to see if it is cooked. If not, you can cancel the ‘KEEP WARM’ by pressing and holding the ‘CANCEL’
button for two seconds and select the ‘CAKE’ setting as detailed in step 4 to cook for longer.
See section 7.1, page 16 for cake recipes.
