Steam Cooking; Vegetables - Miele DGC 6300 Operating And Installation Instructions

Steam cooking

Vegetables

Fresh
Prepare fresh vegetables in the usual
way, i.e. wash, clean and cut them up.
Frozen
Frozen vegetables do not need to be
defrosted beforehand unless the
vegetables have been frozen together in
a block.
To cook frozen vegetables, programme
the same time as for fresh ones.
Break up the larger, frozen together
pieces. Please refer to the cooking
times on the packaging.
Cooking containers
Food such as peas or asparagus
spears, which have little or no space
between them, will take longer to cook
because the steam has less space to
work in. For an even result, it is best to
use a shallow container for these types
of food, and only fill it about 3 - 5 cm
deep. When cooking large quantities,
divide the food between 2 or 3 shallow
containers rather than using one deep
one.
Different types of vegetables which take
the same length of time to cook can be
cooked together in one cooking
container.
Use solid containers for vegetables
which are cooked in liquid, e.g.
cabbage.
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Shelf level
When cooking vegetables with a
distinctive colour (e.g. beetroot) in a
perforated container at the same time
as cooking other foods in other
containers, place the solid tray directly
underneath the perforated container to
catch any drips and therefore avoid any
colour transfer.
Duration
As with conventional methods, the
cooking duration when cooking
vegetables with steam will depend on
the size and how well done you want
them. Example:
firm potatoes, cut into quarters
= approx. 17 minutes
firm potatoes, cut in half
= approx. 21 minutes
Settings
Automatic programmes
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Steam cooking
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Further programmes
or
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Steam cooking
Temperature: 100 °C
Duration: see chart
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Vegetables
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Cook vegetables