Sears 565. 66480 - Manual (Page 23)

VEGETABLES AND RICE
Fresh Vegetables
Spread out cut vegetables in a shallow
mIcrowave-safe dish. Add water as
recommended in chart. Add salt to water or
salt after cooking. Whole vegetables such as
potatoes, squash or eggplant should be
pierced and arranged in a circular pattern with
heavier ends pointing towards the outer edge
of dish. Cook covered. Halfway through
cooking, stir,
rearrange and/or
turn vegetables
over. Let stand,
covered. Whole
vegetables should
stand 10 minutes
and cut vegetables
5 minutes.
Frozen Vegetables
Remove frozen vegetables from package
(10 oz / 280 g) and place them in a
microwave-safe casserole.
Cook covered on HIGH 3 - 5 minutes. Stir once
during cooking. Let stand covered a few
minutés.
Add 2 tablespoons (30 mL) of water to frozen
artichokes, brussels sprouts, okra and peas
and
Vi cup (125 mL) water plus 1 tablespoon
(15 mL) butter or margarine to frozen lima
beans.
Frozen Vegetables in a Pouch
Remove pouch from package, and place on a
microwave-safe plate. Pierce one hole in
pouch. Follow package directions.
Fresh Vegetables Cooking Chart
Cook on HIGH power. (All weights in the chart are the purchase weights before peeling and trimming.)
Vegetable Amount Water Approx. Cooking Time
Asparagus, spears 1 lb (450 g) 2 tbsp (30 mL) 3-4 min.
Beans, green or wax, cut in pieces 1 lb (450 g) 1/4 cup (50 mL) 4-6 min,
Broccoli, cut in pieces 1 lb (450 g) 1/4 cup (50 mL) 4-6 min.
Brussels sprouts 10 02 (280 g) 1/4 cup (50 mL) 3-5 min.
Cabbage, shredded 1 lb (450 g) 1/4 cup (50 mL) 5-6 min.
Carrots, sliced or diced 1 lb (450 g) 2 tbsp (30 mL) 5-7 min.
Cauliflower, chopped 1 medium 1/4 cup (50 mL) 3-5 min.
Corn, on the cob 1 ear none 2-5 min.
2 ears none 5-8 min.
4 ears none 10-13 min.
Mushrooms, sliced 1/2 lb (230 g) 2 tbsp (30 mL) 2-4 min.
Peas, green, shelled 1 lb (450 g) 1/4 cup (50 mL) 5-7 min.
Potatoes, white, baking. 1 none 31/2 - 6 min.
6 - 8 02 (170 - 230 g) each. 2 none 6-8 min.
Pierce skin. 4 none 8-11 min.
Potatoes, red, boiling 3 1/4 cup (50 mL) 7-9 min.
Spinach, leaf 1 lb (450 g) none 4-6 min.
Squash, pierce with fork 1 1/2 lb (680 g) none 7-9 min.
Zucchini, sliced 1 lb (450 g) 1/4 cup (50 mL) 5-7 min.
NOTE: Your oven is equipped with Sensor Cooking for fresh and frozen vegetables.
Cooking Guide - Rice
Item Water Power Approx. Cooking Time Special Notes
Long grain,
1 cup (250 mL)
13/4 cups
(425 mL)
3 20 - 25 min.
Use 3-quart (3 L) microwave-
safe casserole. Heat water 5 to
7 min. to boil. Add rice, salt and
butter or margarine. Cover
tightly. Let stand 5 minutes.
Short grain,
1 cup (250 mL)
12/3 cups
(400 mL)
3 22 - 27 min.
Wild rice, brown rice,
1 cup (250 mL)
2 cups
(500 mL)
3 40 - 50 min.
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