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Fresh Vegetables
Spread out cut vegetables
in a shallow
microwave-safe
dish Add water
as
recommended
in chart, Add salt to water or
salt after cooking. Whole vegetables
such as
potatoes, squash or eggplant should
be
pierced and arranged
in a circular
pattern with
heavier ends pointing
towards the outer edge
of dish.. Cook covered° Halfway
through
cooking, stir,
rearrange and/or
turn vegetables
over. Let stand,
covered. Whole
vegetables should
stand 10 minutes
and cut vegetables
5 minutes
Frozen Vegetables
Remove frozen vegetables
from package
(10 oz / 280 g) and place them in a
microwave-safe
casserole.
Cook covered
on HIGH 3 - 5 minutes
Stir once
during cooking.
Let stand covered
a few
minutes.
Add 2 tablespoons
(30 mL) of water to frozen
artichokes,
brussels sprouts,
okra and peas
and 1/2cup (125 mL} water plus 1 tablespoon
(15 mL) butter or margarine
to frozen lima
beans
Frozen Vegetables
in a Pouch
Remove pouch from package, and place on a
microwave-safe
plate.. Pierce one hole in
pouch.
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Fresh Vegetables Cooking
Chart
Cook on HIGH power
(All weights in the chart are the purchase weights before peeling and trimming.)
Vegetable
Amount
Water
Approx,
Cooking Time
Asparagus,
spears
1 tb (450 g)
2 tbsp (30 mL)
3 - 4 min.
Beans, green or wax, cut in pieces
1 tb (450 g)
1/4cup (50 mL)
4 _ 6 rain.
Broccoli, cut in pieces
1 Ib (450 g)
1/4cup (50 mL)
3 - 4 mm.
Brussels sprouts
10 oz (280 g)
1/4cup (50 mL)
2 - 4 rain.
Cabbage,
shredded
1 Ib (450 g)
1/4cup (50 mL)
5 - 6 rain.
Carrots, sliced or diced
1 fb (450 g)
2 tbsp (30 mL)
4 - 5 min.
Cauliflower,
chopped
1 medium
V4 cup (50 mL)
3 - 5 mm.
Corn. on the cob
1 ear
none
2 - 4 min
2 ears
none
5 - 7 rain
4 ears
none
10 - 12 min.
Mushrooms,
s_iced
V2 tb (230 g)
2 tbsp (30 mL)
2 - 4 min.
Peas, green, shelled
1 lb (450 g)
V4 cup (50 mL)
5 - 7 min.
Potatoes,
white, baking,
t
none
4 _ 8 m[n.
6 - 8 oz (170 - 230 g) each
2
none
7 - 1t rain.
Pierce skin.
4
none
12 - 15 rain,
Potatoes,
red, boiling
3
V4 cup (50 mL)
7 - 8 rain.
Spinach, leaf
t tb (450 g)
none
3 - 5 min.
Squash, pierce wiih fork
t _t2]b (680 g}
none
8 - 10 min.
Zucchini,
sliced
t lb (450 g)
1/4cup (50 mL)
5 - 7 min.
Cooking Guide-
Rice
Item
Water
Power
Approx,.
Cooking
Time
Special
Notes
Long grain.
2 cups
3
20 - 25 rain..
Use 3-quart
(3 L) microwave-
1 cup (250 mL)
(500 mL)
safe casserole
Heat water 4 to
Short grain.
11/2 cups
3
22 - 27 rain.
7 min.. to boil. Add rice, salt and
1 cup (250 mL)
(375 mL)
butter or margarine
Cover
Wi]d rice, brown rice,
2 cups
3
35 - 45 rain
tightly
Let stand 5 minutes
1 cup (250 mL)
(500 mL)
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