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Gravies &Sauces
1.NO cover i s
needed,except
fordtick,
c hunkyspaghettisauce,
2. Becausemicrowaved s aucesevaporate lessthanontherangetop,theyarethinnerthanconventionally c ookedsaucesmadewiththesameamount
ofthickening. I ncreasethickening byaddingextrateaspoon
to 1 tablespoonflour or cornstarchfor eachcupof
liquid.
3. Microwaved s aucesdo notneedtobe stirredconstantly butmostshouldbe whisked vigorously withwirewhiskonceor twicewhilemicrowaving.
4. Varybasicwhitesaucebyaddingcheese,eggyolks,creamor dry milksolids,Addflourwithmayonnaise o r wine.
Rowerhvel
&
The
Food
Container
Cover
(C)r Internal T emp.)
Comments
Graviesand
Glassmeasure
No
HI
5?4-6%
min.
Microwave f at, flourandsalttogetherto melt
saucesthickened or bowl
andMend.Whiskinliquidandfinish
withflouror
cooking.Increasetime 1to 2 minutesper
cornstarch
(1cup)
additional c upofsauce.
Sauces
Thin, liquid
Casserole
No
HI
6-8min.
Addcornstarch-water mixtureto heated
sauces(Aujus,
ingredients. S tirwellandmicrowave t o heat
Clam, etce)
thoroughly.
(1cup)
Meltedbutter
Glassmeasure
No
H~
2 min.
Microwave b utterjust to melt. Forclarified
sauces,
butter,bringto boilthenlet standuntillayers
clarifiedbutter
(% cup)
separate.Pouroffandusecleartoplayer.
Thickspaghetti,
Casseroleor
Yes
H]
5-7min.
Stir ingredients togetherandmicrowave 5 to
barbecueor
largebowl
(spaghetti)
4-6 min.
7 minutes,stirringafterhalfof time.
sweetkmur
Continuecooking4 to6 minutesuntilsauce
sauces(2cups)
is slightlythickened, s tirringtwice.Let
stand5 to 10minutestodevelopflavor.
Marshmallow
Smallmicrowave-
No
NW@
4-5 min.
Mix2 tablespoons milkand2 (7-02. e ach)
CrerneSauce
safebow!
jam
creme.Microwave. Stir
-~
well.Goodon chocolateicecream.
—
.—
chocolate
I-qt.glass
No
NED
3=5rein,
Place 1
package
o fchodate=coveredmint
MintSauce
measure
patties(7-oz.} in Iquart measurewith
1/4
cup
whipping cream,Microwave, Stirsmooth.
Covering.In both
andmicrowave cookiag,cowm
holdin moistureandspeedheating,Ccmvengionally, partia!
coveringallowsexcesssteamtoescape.
plasticwrap
or cwvering withwaxpaperservesthe samepurposewhen
Stirring.
h range-top cooking,youstir fbodsup fromthebottom
tohc!pthemheatm%?nly. Whenmicrowaving y oustircooked
portionsfromtheou~~ide t o theccntcr,f%odswhmhrequire
ronstamstirring
willneedonlyoccasionalstirring+
Turnkig (her,
In
cookingyouturn overfm~l~ suchm
hwnhurgcws, so hothsidescandirectlycontacthotpan. When
turningis oflenneededwhencooking
f(wds stichwi
from hwnburgtm.
Standing'IWtM. in
cooking.foodssuchus roastsor
cakesare allowedto standto finishcookingor set, Standingtime is
especiallyimportantin microwave c ooking,A microwaved c akeis
notplactxlon a cooling
rack.
[na
ovenyoushieldchickenbreastsor
bakedt"ibods topreventoverbrowning. Whenmicrowaving, you
mayusesmallstripsof foil@shieldthinparts,suchas thetipsof
wingsand legson poultry,whichwouldcookbeforelargerparts.
l%rce F@o&s to ReleasePrwssurw, Steambuildsup pressurein
foodswhichare tightlycoveredbya skinor mcmbrimc. P ierce
potatoes(asyoudo conventionally), eggyolksandchickenlivers
to preventbursting.
occasionally,repositioningsdish intheovenhelps
foodcookevenly.Tbmttite
halfa
turn, turnthedishuntilthe side
whichwa!i t o the backofthc ovenis to the front,Torotatea quarter
turn. turnthe dishtmtilthe sidewhichwasto thebackof theowm
is tothe
silic.
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