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Cooking Guide
Gravies & Sauces
1. Cover thick, chunky sauces to prevent spattering.
2. Whisk sauces vigorously with wire whisk once or twice while
microwaving.
Food
Container
Gravies and
sauces
Casserole
thickened with
(1 cup)
Melted butter
Glass
sauces, clarified
butter (X cup)
Casserole, bowl
barbecue or
(2 cups)
Thin, liquid sauces
Casserole
(Au jus, clam, etc. )
(1 cup)
Meats
1. Always use a cooking bag when cooking beef. lamb, pork or veal
roasts. See package instructions for proper use of cooking bag.
2. After enclosing roast in cooking bag, place on trivet in
microwave-safe dish.
Food
Container
Beef
Ground, crumbled
Casserole
(for casseroles
or soup)
(1 lb.)
(l F Ibs.)
Meatballs
Round or
( 1 lb.)
oblong dish
(2 Ibs.)
Meatloaf
Pie plate or
(Round loa~
loaf dish
(Loaf shape)
Patties
Oblong glass
(4 patties per lb.)
dish (with trivet
1 to 2 patties
if desired)
or ceramic
dinner plate
Pot roasts
Oblong dish
or casserole
(continued)
Cover
Power Level & Time
No
Medium (5)
measure
No
High ( 10)
Yes
High ( lo)
High ( 10)
Power Level & Time
Cover
(or Internal Temp.)
No
High ( 10)
Wax paper or
High ( 10)
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap
Meal-High (7)
or cook
to 1 70°
Wax paper
High ( 10)
Cooking bag
Low (3)
3. Vary basic white sauce by addin& cheese, egg yolks, cream, wine
or herbs.
Comments
4 to 7 min.
Microwave fat, flour and salt together to
melt and blend. Whisk in liquid and finish
microwaving. Increase time I to 2 minutes
per additional cup of sauce.
I to 2 min.
Microwave butter just to melting. For
clarified butter, bring to boil then let stand
until layers separate. Pour off and use clear,
top layer.
5 to 7 min.
Stir ingredients together, then microwave,
stirring after half of cooking time. Let stand
5 to 10 minutes to develop tlavor.
Add cornstarch-water mixture to heated
ingredients. Stir well and microwave to
finish.
3. Allow about 10 minutes standing time for most roasts before
carving.
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure it
is safe for use in microwave ovens.
Comments
Stir after half of cooking time. Add sauce
or casserole ingredients and finish. To cook
frozen block, microwave 10 to 15 minutes,
5 to 7 min.
breaking up and stirring every 5 minutes.
7 to 9 min.
Let stand 5 minutes.
Round disb: arrange X- to I-in. apart in
6 to 8 min.
circle around edge of dish.
9 to I 2 min.
Oblong dish: arrange X- to 1 -in. apart.
Rearrange after half of cooking time.
I 5 to 20 min.
Let stand 10 minutes after cooking.
25 to 30 min.
Let stand 10 minutes after cooking.
Cover with wax paper or cook uncovered
and turn patties over. If desired, add
3 to 5 min.
browning sauce.
4 to 6 min.
24 to 29 min.
Brush witb browning sauce and add 1/2 cup
per lb.
water to cooking bag. Turn over after half
of cooking time. Add vegetables if desired
after half of cooking time. Recover and
finish.
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