GE JES82TW Use & Care & Cooking Manual page 23

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 Casserole
sauces
thickened with
flour or cornstarch
(1 cup)
Melted butter Glass
sauces, clarified
butter (1/2 cup)
Thick spaghetti, Casserole
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 in microwave-safe
dish.
Food Container
Beef
Casserole
Ground, crumbled
(for casseroles
or soup)
(1 lb.)
(1% lbs.)
Round dish
Meatballs
(2 lb.)
Meatloaf Pie plate
(Round loaQ
Patties Ceramic dinner
(4 patties per lb.) plate
1 to 2 patties
3 to 4 patties
Pot roasts Pie plate
Tender roasts (rib, Pie plate
high quality rump,
sirloin tip)
Cover Power Level & Time
No Medium (5)
measure No High (10)
Yes High (10)
No High (10)
Cover Power Level & Time
(or Internal Temp.)
No
High (10)
Wax paper or
High (10)
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap
Meal-High (7)
High (10)
Wax paper
Cooking bag Medium (5)
Cooking bag Medium (5)
3. Vary basic white sauce by adding cheese, egg yolks, cream, wine
or herbs.
Comments
5 to 8 min. Microwave fat, flour and salt together to
melt and blend. Whisk in liquid and
finish cooking. Increase time 1 to 2
minutes per additional cup of sauce.
Microwave butter just to melting. For
1 to 2 min.
clarified butter, bring to boiling then let
stand until layers separate. Pour off and
use clear, top layer.
Prepare as directed in recipe. Microwave,
5 to 7 min.
stirring after half of cooking time. Let
stand 5 to 10 minutes to develop flavor.
6 to 8 min. Add flour-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
7 to 9 min. minutes, breaking up and stirring every
9 to 11 min.
5 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.
Arrange 3/4 to 1 in. apart in circle around
8 to 11 min. edge of dish.
11 to 14 min.
26 to 29 min.
Make a well between the edge of meat
mixture and dish to eliminate spill-over
of juices during cooking. Let stand 10
minutes after cooking.
Cover with wax paper or cook uncovered
and turn patties over. If desired add
2 to 4 min.
browning sauce.
6 to 8 min.
22 to 25 min.
Add 1/2 cup water to cooking bag. Turn
per lb.
over after hdf of time. Add vegetables if
desired after half of cooking ti;e. Recover
and finish.
Minutes Internal Turn roasts over after halfofcooking time.
per lb. Temp.
Let meat stand 10 minutes before carving.
140°
Rare 10to 12
160°
Medium 12to 15
170°
Well 15 to 18
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