Panasonic NN-SD381S Operating Instruction And Cook Book page 18

To Cook/Reheat Food Using
Vegetables
Suitable for cooking a variety of fresh vegetables. All
vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and cut into
even size pieces. Place prepared vegetables into a
suitable size microwave-safe casserole and add 2-4 tbsp
of water for desired. Cover with a well fi tting lid. When
cooking larger quantities of vegetables, the oven will
'beep' to prompt you to stir the foods. At the end of the
cooking time, let it covered and stand for 3 to 5 minutes.
Frozen Vegetables
Suitable for all types of frozen vegetables, like frozen
peas, sweetcorn or mixed vegetables. Place prepared
vegetables into a suitable size microwave-safe casserole
and add 2-6 tbsp of water for desired. Cover with a well
fi tting lid. Stir after the beep sounds. At the end of
cooking, let it covered and stand for 3 to 5 minutes.
Potatoes
Suitable for cooking potatoes. Pare potatoes well
and cut into even size pieces. Place in a suitable size
microwave safe casserole. Cover with a well fi tting lid.
Stir after beep sounds.
Fresh Pasta
Suitable for cooking a variety of fresh pastas.Place
them into a suitable sized microwave safe casserole
with boiling water. Allow at least ½ depth of volume for
evaporation to prevent boiling over. Use the following
as a guide:
Recommended
Fresh Pasta
Boiling Water
150 g 3 cups
250 g 4 cups
375 g 5 cups
(It may be necessary to adjust the amount of water to
your personal preference.)
Do not cover with lid. Do not cook in plastic
containers unless suitable for high temperature
cooking. Stir after beep sounds. Allow pasta to stand
for 5 to 10 minutes after cooking if required then drain.
Dried Pasta
Suitable for cooking a variety of dried pastas.Place
them into a suitable sized microwave safe casserole
with boiling water. Allow at least ½ depth of volume for
evaporation to prevent boiling over. Add a little oil if
desired. Use the following as a guide:
Recommended
Dried Pasta
Boiling Water
150 g 4 cups
250 g 5 cups
375 g 6 cups
(It may be necessary to adjust the amount of water to
your personal preference.)
Only cover with lid at stage 1. Do not cook in plastic
containers unless suitable for high temperature
cooking. Stir after beep sounds. Allow pasta to stand
for 5 to 10 minutes after cooking if required then drain.
Auto Cook
Casserole Rice
Suitable for cooking white rice including short grain,
long grain, Jasmine and Basmati. Place washed rice
with recommended amount of cold water in a suitable
sized casserole. Allow at least ½ depth of volume for
evaporation to prevent boiling over. Use the following
as a guide:
Rice
100 g
200 g
300 g
(It may be necessary to adjust the amount of water to
your personal preference.)
Cover with a well fi tting lid. Do not cook in plastic
containers unless suitable for high temperature cooking.
Stand rice for 5 to 10 minutes after cooking, if necessary.
This setting is not suitable for cooking brown rice.
Fish
Suitable for cooking whole fi sh and fi sh fi llets. Select
fi sh suitable for microwave cooking and place in a
single layer in a shallow microwave safe dish, with
skin-side down. Add butter, spices, herbs, or lemon
juice to fl avor. Overlap thin edges of fi llets to prevent
overcooking. If stuffi ng whole fi sh with seasoning,
cooking time may need to be extended. Use the
following as a guide:
Fish
100 g
Dish Size
200 g
3 litre
300 g
3.5 litre 400 g
4 litre (It may be necessary to adjust the amount of water or
sauce to your personal preference.)
Shield the eye and tail area of whole fi sh with small
amounts of aluminum foil to prevent overcooking. Cover
dish securely with plastic wrap. Allow large amounts of fi sh
to stand for 3 to 5 minutes after cooking before serving.
Note: (thickness of fi sh should not be more than 3 cm)
Chicken
It is suitable for cooking chicken pieces such as wings,
drumsticks, thighs, half breasts etc. Pierce the chicken
pieces well with fork before cooking. Place prepared
chicken pieces in a suitable size microwave safe
casserole. Add 1-5 tbsp oil if desired. Cover with well
fi tting lid. Stir after beep sounds.
Dish Size
Curries
The weight we suggested is only for meat. See chart
3 litre
below for quantities to use.
3.5 litre
Weight of meat Coconut milk
4 litre
200 g
400 g
Cut meat and vegetables into even size pieces. Place all
ingredients into a suitable size microwave safe casserole.
Cover with well fi tting lid. Stir after beep sounds.
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Recommended Water
150 ml
300 ml
450 ml
Recommended sauce and little water
1 tbsp sauce and little water
2 tbsp sauce and little water
3 tbsp sauce and little water
4 tbsp sauce and little water
Weight of hards
and stock vegetables
100 ml
200 ml
Dish Size
3 litre
3 litre
4.5 litre
80 g
160 g