Zanussi ZM266STG - Manual (Page 32)

RECIPES
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ADAPTING RECIPES FOR THE
MICROWAVE OVEN
If you would like to adapt your favourite recipes for
the microwave, you should take note of the
following: Shorten cooking times by a third to a
half. Follow the example of the recipes in this
book. Foods which have a high moisture content
such as meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruit, stews
and soups can be prepared in your microwave
without any difficulty.
Foods which have little moisture, such as platters of
food, should have the surface moistened prior to
heating or cooking.
The amount of liquid to be added to raw foods,
which are to be braised, should be reduced to
about two thirds of the quantity in the originall
recipe. If necessary, add more liquid during
cooking.
The amount of fat to be added can be reduced
considerably. A small amount of butter, margarine
or oil is sufficient to flavour food. For this reason
your microwave is excellent for preparing low-fat
foods as part of a diet.
HOW TO USE THE RECIPES
● All the recipes in this book are calculated on the
basis of 4 servings - unless otherwise stated.
● Recommendations relating to suitable utensils
and the total cooking times are given at the
beginning of every recipe.
● As a rule the quantities shown are assumed to
be wholly consumable, unless specifically
indicated otherwise.
● When eggs are given in the recipes they are
assumed to have weight of approx. 55 g
(medium).
FOR COMBINED OPERATION
In general the same rules apply as for microwave
operation. The following additional tips should be
borne in mind:
1. The microwave power setting must match the
type of food and the cooking time. Consult the
recipes in this book.
2. When preparing food in microwave-grill
combination mode remember that microwave
times are longer for large, bulky food, such as
roast pork, than for small flat food. As far as
grilling is concerned the situation is quite the
opposite. The nearer the food is to the grill, the
quicker it browns. This means that when you
cook large pieces of meat, for example, in
combination mode, the grilling time needs to be
shorter than for smaller pieces of meat.
3. Use the high rack for normal grilling to get quick
and even browning (exceptions are large, bulky
foods and puddings, which are also grilled on
the bottom rack).
ABBREVIATIONS USED
tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon
Cup = cupful
kg = kilogram
g = gram l = litre
ml = millilitre
cm = centimetre
DFC = dry fat content
DF = deep frozen min = minutes
sec = seconds
dm = diameter
app. = approximate
sach. = sachet
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