Dry Starchy Foods And Vegetables - Panasonic Inventer NN-GD459W Manuel D'utilisation

Dry starchy foods and vegetables

The cooking times for dried vegetables in the
microwave are much the same as with
traditional cooking. On the other hand, these
foodstuffs heat up very quickly, without taking
on a reheated flavour, so long as they are in a
closed vessel, with butter or sauce mixed in.
For the cooking, use a big vessel (to avoid any
overspill). Fully cover with water or stock.
Leave to stand for at least 5 to 8 minutes after
cooking.
Rice, wheat, and quinoa
When the water comes to the boil, cook for
about 20 minutes at 250 W for any quantity of
rice and for 14-18 minutes at 250 W for wheat
or quinoa.
Semolina
Semolina cooks perfectly in a microwave oven,
with no risk of burning. Simply add a
volume of water equal to that of the semolina,
bring to the boil covered on 1000 W for 2 min
30 sec (for 200 g of medium-grain semolina
with 0.2 l of water), then cook on 250 W for
about 3 min while it swells.
Quantity
1 pce (220 g)
2 pcs (approx. 500 g)
3 pcs (600 to 700 g)
Jacket potatoes - Manual cooking chart
Mins. on Max
4-7
7-10
8-12
Pasta
Remember to salt the cooking water and stir
once during cooking. When the liquid is
bubbling, cook for 7 or 8 minutes on 1000 W for
250 g of pasta (for 1 litre of water) and 10
minutes for 250 g of ravioli.
Dried vegetables
Fully cover with water and leave to soak
overnight. The next day, rinse and drain. Cover
with water. Do not salt before cooking (this
hardens the dried vegetables). Cook for 10
minutes on 1000 W then 15 to 30 minutes on
250 W. Monitor the cooking and add water if
necessary: the dried vegetables must
always be covered with liquid.
Jacket potatoes
Varieties of potatoes vary in their suitability for
cooking by microwave. The ideal size of
potato to be cooked by microwave or
Combination is 200 g -250 g. Microwaving
jacket potatoes is quicker than Combination,
but will produce a soft result. Combination
cooking will produce a drier, crisper texture. If
you wish to further enhance the browning at the
end of cooking, use the GRILL (see chart
below).
Before cooking wash potatoes and prick skins
several times. Spread around edge of turntable
or directly on the rack for Combination cooking.
After cooking remove from oven and wrap in tin
foil to retain the heat. Leave to stand for
5 mins.
Mins. on Combi 600 W +
Grill 1 on wire rack
8-9
13-14
14-15
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