Binatone FS-404: HELPFUL HINTS

HELPFUL HINTS: Binatone FS-404

Do not put any container on the water tank (14).

After 20 minutes, continue doing so until the case is fully cooled.

Then, pour out the vinegar solution and thoroughly wash the tank

(14) with cold water to remove vinegar residues.

Note: Do not allow any liquid to come into contact with

external parts of the appliance case (16) or power

cord. Carefully pour the liquid out of the tank.

Thoroughly wipe the food steamer base (16).

Cleaning

Wash the lid (1), all the baskets and removable bottoms (3, 4, 5),

rice cup (11), steam condensing tank (12), removable steam con-

centrator (13) in warm soapy water. Then thoroughly rinse and

wipe dry. For a more thorough cleaning wash the containers (3,

4, 5), with the bottoms removed and clean using a brush (Fig. B).

Removable parts of the food steamer can also be washed in a

washing machine. Follow strictly the users guide for washing ma-

chine operation.

Wipe the food steamer base (16) with a damp lint free cloth. Do

not submerse the base in water.

Do not use abrasive cleansers and solvents.

Storage

Your food steamer is specially designed to occupy the smallest

possible space during storage. If you are not going to use the food

steamer in the near future, assemble it as follows: put the upper con-

tainer on the base (16), place the middle and lower containers in the

upper container, one after another. Then put the rice cup (11) in the

containers and cover it with the lid.

HELPFUL HINTS

This section contains delicious and healthy recipes

which you may easily cook with a steamer.

Banana flan

4 servings

Banana 3 pieces

Sugar 120 g

Milk 200 ml

Eggs 3

Flour 25 g

Butter 10 g

Put in a mixer or blender the bananas, sugar, milk, eggs and flour.

Mix until a smooth mixture is obtained. Butter the rice bowl, fill it with

the mixture, cover with aluminium foil and put in a steamer basket.

Cover with the lid and cook for 35 minutes. Serve warm.

Note: You may replace bananas with 300 g of fruits or

berries, which have been cooked: rhubarb, apricots,

cherries, etc.

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Three-colour vegetable pate

3-4 servings

Carrots 250 g

Cauliflower 250 g

Broccoli 250 g

Cream 150 ml

Egg 3 whites

ENGLISH

Salt to your taste

Cook the vegetables in the steamer. Put the carrots in a blender

or a kitchen processor, add 50 ml of cream, 1 white of the egg,

some salt and blend. In the same way prepare cauliflower and

broccoli puree. Put the resulting puree in layers in the rice bowl,

cover with foil and steam for 15 minutes. Then take the pate out

and cut. Serve warm or cold.

Veal cutlets

2-3 servings

500 g veal

100 g mushrooms

1 egg

Chopped fresh herbs, lemon and salt to taste.

Mince the veal using a meat grinder. Add steamed mushrooms cut

into small slices and an egg to the minced veal. Mold the minced mix-

ture into cutlet shapes, put them into the steamer basket and steam for

25-30 minutes. When serving, add salt, decorate with a slice of lemon

(peeled and without pits) on top of each cutlet and serve topped with

the chopped herbs.

Manty with garlic and yogurt sauce

2 servings

400 g boneless lamb meat

1 onion

1 glass flour

2 glasses water

1 tablespoon lamb fat

200 g natural yogurt

2 cloves garlic

Salt, ground pepper to taste

Mince lamb meat and onion using a meat grinder, add salt, pep-

per and mix well.

Mix flour, salt and water to make dough. Knead dough and

roll it out into a 2mm thick layer and cut into 6-8 cm. diameter

circles. Put some of the minced meat into the center of each circle

and crimp the edges to seal them. Butter the bottom of the steamer

basket and steam the manty until done. Beat the yogurt, garlic

and salt in a small bowl until smooth and evenly mixed. Cover the

bowl and put the sauce into the fridge for no less than 15 min-

utes. Put the cooked manty onto preheated serving plates. Pour

garlic and yogurt sauce over them. Serve hot.

Note: Instead of the meat filler, you may also prepare

a filling of 300 g of frozen spinach and 150 g of

cheese.

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Chicken fillet with oregano

4 servings

500 g chicken or turkey tenderloin

2 tablespoons oregano

250 ml dairy cream

Salt to taste

Cut fillet or tenderloin into 4 pieces, put them into the steaming

basket, add 1 tablespoon of oregano. Steam for 15 minutes. Add

salt and pepper. In a pan boil dairy cream with remaining oregano,

salt and pepper. Serve hot with the sauce.

Chicken breasts a la Mediterranean

4 servings

4 chicken breasts

½ onion

160 g mushrooms

200 g frozen spinach

50 g soft cheese

3 tablespoons olive oil

Chop ½ of the onion and brown in olive oil. Add 160 g of mush-

rooms and fry for another 2-3 minutes. Add spinach and seasonings.

Cook until the mixture becomes very tender. Make cuts in the chicken

breasts, fill them with the prepared filling and add slices of cheese.

Wrap each breast with foil and steam for another 15-20 minutes. Serve

hot.

Chicken liver Souffle

4 servings

150 g chicken liver

1 clove garlic

2 whole eggs and 2 yolks

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

175 g sour cream

Salt, pepper to taste

Peel and chop garlic. Put chicken liver and garlic into a food pro-

cessor or blender and mix until smooth and well combined. Add eggs,

sour cream, chopped parsley, salt and pepper. Put the resulting mix-

ture into the rice bowl and cover it with aluminum foil. Place into the

steaming basket and cook for 25-30 minutes. Serve chilled.

Carp in champignon sauce

2 servings

500 g chilled fillet of carp

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion

200 g champignons

200 g dairy cream

½ tablespoon flour

Herbs and seasonings to taste

Steam the mushrooms then chop and brown them in olive oil to-

gether with finely chopped onion. Cut the carp fillet into pieces put

them into a steaming basket in one layer and top with herbs. Steam

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for 12-15 minutes. Pour the cooking juices from the drip tray into a

small pan and add the dairy cream, flour, mushrooms with onion and

seasonings, mix thoroughly and bring to the boil. When serving, pour

prepared sauce on carp fillet.

Note: You may prepare the dish with any other firm fleshed

whitefish.

Prawns with garlic, red pepper and onion

ENGLISH

4 servings

500 g shelled prawns

1 onion

4 large garlic cloves

1 sweet red pepper

1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano

1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley

3 tablespoons olive oil

Salt and black pepper to taste

Place prawns into a bowl, then rub them on all sides with finely

chopped garlic and oregano. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and mix.

Cover and place into a fridge for 30 minutes.

Install the drip tray and a steamer basket; put rings of onion and

stripes of red pepper into the rice bowl. Place prawns and marinade

in a layer on top of the vegetables. Place the bowl into the steaming

basket, cover with the lid and steam for 10-15 minutes. Transfer prawns

with vegetables onto serving plates. Mix with the remaining table-

spoon of olive oil and parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Sweet pepper stuffed with cottage cheese and

mushrooms

3-4 servings

6-8 sweet peppers

300 g mushrooms chopped

1 onion chopped

300 g cottage cheese that isnt sour

Salt to taste

Core the peppers, place them into the steamer and cook for 10

minutes, then remove them and let them cool down. Fry mushrooms

with onion in a frying pan, mix with cottage cheese, add salt and put

this filling into the peppers. Put the peppers into the rice bowl with

openings up and steam in the steaming basket until done. Serve hot

with sour cream.

Pumpkin puree

3-4 servings

600 g pumpkin

1 potato

2 tablespoons sour cream

1 liter chicken stock (for example, made from stock cubes)

Nutmeg, salt & pepper to taste

Peel the pumpkin and the potato, cut into cubes and place them

into the steaming basket. Steam for 25 minutes. While vegetables are

cooking, heat the chicken stock in a pan. Prepare a puree from the

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