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Vegetables and Legumes
Cooking Frozen Vegetables By Micro Power
Remove vegetables from package and place in an appropriate sized container. Vegetables frozen in a pouch
should be placed on a dish and the top pierced. Cook on 1100 W according to directions given in chart. Veg-
etables should be cooked covered with a lid or plastic wrap.
Halfway through cooking, stir, turn vegetables over or rearrange. Stir after cooking. Allow to stand for 2 to 3
minutes before serving.
Cooking Frozen Vegetables by Micro Power
VEGETABLE QUANTITY COOKING PROCEDURE
APPROX.
COOKING TIME
(in minutes) on 1100 W
Beans 250
g
Cook in covered 2-litre dish. 4 to 5
Broad Beans 250
g
Cook in covered 2-litre dish. 5 to 7
Broccoli (spears) 350
g
Cook in covered 2-litre dish. 5 to 7
Brussels Sprouts 250
g
Cook in covered 2-litre dish. 5 to 7
Carrots (baby) 250
g
Cook in covered 2-litre dish. 6 to 8
Caulifl ower 500
g
Cook in covered 2-litre dish. 5 to 7
Corn (½ cob)
Corn (cobs)
125
g
250
g
Cook in covered 2-litre dish.
Cook in covered 2-litre dish.
3 to 4
5 to 7
Mixed Vegetables 250
g
Cook in covered 2-litre dish. 5 to 7
Peas 250
g
Cook in covered 2-litre dish. 4 to 6
Spinach 250
g
Cook in covered 2-litre dish. 4 to 6
Cooking Dried Beans and Peas by Micro Power
Place hot tap water in 4-litre dish. Bring hot water to the boil on 1100 W for 10 to 12 minutes. Add beans and
2 tablespoons oil to water. Cook according to directions in chart. Stir. Allow to stand, covered, for 15 to 20
minutes.
Note: Beans such as red kidney beans and lima beans should be soaked overnight before cooking. 250
g
of
dried beans equals about 3 cups cooked beans. Use in place of canned beans.
Cooking Dried Beans and Peas by Micro Power
ITEM CONTAINER
AMOUNT OF
HOT WATER
APPROX. TIME TO
BOIL HOT WATER on
1100 W (in minutes)
COVERED
TO COOK BEANS
on 300 W
(in minutes)
COVERED
Lentils (250
g
) 4-litre dish 2-litres 10 to 12 15 to 20
Soup Mix (250
g
) 4-litre dish 2-litres 10 to 12 20 to 25
Split Peas or Len-
tils (250
g
)
4-litre dish 2-litres 10 to 12 25 to 30
Beans (250
g
)
Soaked overnight
4-litre dish 2-litres 10 to 12 25 to 30
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