GE JE1425L Use And Care & Cooking Manual page 20

Cooking Guide
Gravies and 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
Glass
sauces
thickened or bowl
with flout" or
cornstarch ( I cup)
Melted butter
Glass measure
sauces,
clarified
butter (X cup)
Thick spaghetti,
Casserole, bowl
barbecue or
(2
cups)
Thin, liquid sauces
Casserole
(Au jus, ckun, etc. )
(1 cup)
Meats
1.
Always use a cooking hag 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,
Casserole
(for casseroles
soup)
or
( 1 lb.)
( 1 X Ibs.)
Meatballs
Round or
( 1 lb. )
oblong dish
(2 Ibs. )
Meatloaf
Pie plate or
loaf dish
(Round loaf)
Patties
Oblong glass
(4
patties per lb. ) dish (with trivet
2
1 to patties
or ceramic
dinner plate
Pot roasts
Oblong dish
(Up to ~ Ibs. ) or casserole
Simmered beef
Casserole
(corned beef or
brisket)
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Cover Power Level & Time
measure No
N()
N() High ( 10)
Power Level & Time
Cover (or Internal Temp.)
N()
High ( 10)
Wax paper or High ( 10)
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap Meal-High (7)
or cook
to 1700F.
Wax paper
Cooking bag Medium (5)
Medium (5)
Cooking bag
3. V~ry basic white sauce by addin& cheese, egg yolks. cream, wine
or herbs.
min.
High ( 1 ()) 4 to 7
1 to 2 min.
High ( lo)
5 to 1() min.
2 to 4 min.
3. Allow about 10 minutes standing time for most roasts before
carving.
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is safe for use in microwave ovens.
5 to 1 () min.
7 to I () min.
22 to 27 min.
25 to 30 min.
5
min.
4 to 6 min.
per lb.
120 to 130 min
Comments
Microwave fat,
flour and salt together to
melt and blend. Whisk in liquid and finish
microwaving.
per additiomd
cup of sauce
Microwave butter just to melting. For
clarified butter, bring to boil then let stand
until layers separate. Pour oft and use clear.
top layer.
Stir ingredients together, then microwave,
stirring after half of cooking time. Let stand
5 to
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Add cornstarch-water mixture to heated
ingredients. Stir well and microwave to
finish.
Comments
Stir after half of cooking time. Add sauce
or casserole ingredients and finish. To cook
Let stand 5 minutes.
Arrange around edge of dish.
Rearrange after half of cooking time.
Let stand 10 minutes after cooking.
Let stand I () minutes after cooking.
patties stand, covered, 2 minutes.
Brush with browning sauce and add 1/2 cup
water to cooking bag. Turn over after half of
cooking time. Add vegetables if desired after
Add I cup water per pound of meat. Turn
over aftet: half of"cooking time, Let meat
stand in broth at least 10 minutes after
cooking, For boiled dinner, remove meat
and cook vegetables in broth.
2
minutes
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