Guidelines For Using The Recipes In This Book; Soups And Starters - Panasonic NNL564 Cookery Book

General Tips - Homemade Soups
POWER LEVEL
Use 1000 W to bring soup to the boil,
then 440 W or 250 W power to cook
(or see individual recipes).
DEFROSTING FROZEN SOUP
As soups can be stirred easily as they
begin to thaw, it is quicker and usually
more convenient to defrost frozen soup
using 1000 W.
Stir frequently during the defrosting
process to ensure even and thorough
defrosting.
General Tips - Starters
STARTING TEMPERATURE
Remember foods reheated from the fridge
will take slightly longer than food at room
temperature.
225 g (8 oz) onions, sliced
50 g (2 oz) butter
1 litre (2 pt) hot beef stock
French bread, lightly toasted
25 g (1 oz) grated cheese

Soups and Starters

DISH SIZE
Always use a large dish or bowl - at least
twice the capacity of the soup.
REHEATING SOUP
For canned soups, or refrigerated soups,
transfer to a microwave safe container,
cover and reheat on
frequently.
COVERING
Keep foods covered with cling film, or
another suitable lid, except for pastry
items.
Ingredients French Onion Soup
Dish: large casserole or bowl
Oven Accessory: glass tray then round wire rack on metal tray on glass tray
25 g (1 oz) flour
1. Place onions and butter in dish, cover
salt and pepper
and cook on
bay leaf
until softened.
To Serve:
2. Stir in flour, gradually add the hot stock,
stirring well. Season and add bay leaf.
Re-cover and cook on
10 mins.
3. Remove bay leaf.
Guidelines
1000 W stirring
1000 W for 2-3 mins. or
1000 W for
COVERING
Always cover soup with microwave cling
film or the lid designed for the dish.
MEAT SOUPS
When converting your favourite meat soup
recipes for microwave, use multi-stage
programming to bring the soup to the boil
on 1000 W for 10 mins. followed by
40-60 mins. on 250 W.
PASTRY
Pastry items only reheat well by
microwave, if the pastry is very crisp.
During reheating pastry absorbs moisture
from the filling.
4. Place the bread on round wire rack and
Grill 1 for 2 mins. until lightly
toasted. Turn over and top with grated
cheese. Grill 1 for another 2 mins. or
until cheese melts.
5. Ladle soup into individual serving
dishes and float a piece of French bread
on the top of each serving.
Serves: 4-6
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