Panasonic NN GT352W: Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques
Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques: Panasonic NN GT352W
Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques
Converting Your Favourite Conventional
Menu Planning for Microwave Cooking
Recipes for Microwave Cooking
How to Keep Everything Hot at The Same Time
When adapting conventional recipes for microwave cook-
Plan your meals so that the food will not all need last
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ing, reduce the conventional cooking time by one quarter
minute cooking or attention at the same time. The special
or one third.
features of microwave cookery make it easy to serve
e.g. A chicken which takes 1 hour to cook in a moderate
meals with everything piping hot. Cooking of some foods
oven will take 15-20 minutes on MEDIUM Power in your
may be interrupted while you start others, without harming
microwave oven.
the nutritional value or flavour of either.
A recipe which requires standing time can be microwaved
Use similar microwave recipes to help you adapt conven-
first and another food cooked while it stands. Dishes pre-
tional recipes. Remember, it is always best to undercook a
pared in advance can be reheated briefly before serving.
recipe and then add an extra minute or two to finish it off.
It does take some experience and time to cook with confi-
dence. Microwaves are fast so you will have to do some
Here are some other tips that may help:
experimenting. You might find you will use your conven-
• Reduce liquids in a conventional recipe by one half to
tional range in conjunction with your microwave oven. For
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two thirds, e.g. 1cup (250 ml) should be reduced to
/2
example, while cooking the roast in the microwave oven,
cup (125 ml).
you can be cooking the vegetables and gravy on the
• Add more thickening such as flour or cornflour to sauces
range top. This can also be done the other way around.
and gravies if you do not reduce the liquid.
Prepare your meals as follows.
• Reduce seasonings slightly in a recipe where ingredients
do not have time to simmer by microwave.
1. Firstly, cook the most dense item (roast or casserole).
• Do not salt meats, poultry or vegetables before cooking;
Drain and retain meat juice from joints then cover with
otherwise, they will toughen and dry out.
foil.
• If one ingredient takes longer to cook than the others,
2. Cook the potatoes, rice or pasta.
precook it in the microwave oven first. Onion, celery and
3. Cover with foil for standing.
potato are examples.
4. Cook greens and other vegetables.
• If meat or vegetables are not being browned before
5. Cover with foil for standing.
cooking, omit any oil or fat that would have been used
6. Cook the gravy with the retained meat juices, stock and
for browning.
thickening.
• Reduce leavening agents for cakes by one quarter and
7. Carve the roast and serve the vegetables and gravy.
increase liquids by one quarter.
• Biscuits require a stiff dough. Increase flour by about 20
While you are learning to plan meals, you may get a bit
percent. Substitute brown sugar for white sugar and use
behind time. Don’t worry. Dinner servings may be suitably
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biscuit recipes that have dark spices or require icing.
reheated on HIGH, at 1
/2-2 minutes per serving.
Because of the short cooking time, biscuits don’t have to
If you prefer not to use foil, cover food with saucepan lids.
brown. Chill dough for half an hour before baking. This
A metal lid will retain the heat for at least 15 minutes.
produces a crisper biscuit. Bake biscuits on a glass tray
Meanwhile, how can you cook all the vegetables at the
lined with greaseproof paper.
same time? Simply place potatoes and pumpkin in one
• Since microwaves penetrate foods about two centime-
dish and less dense vegetables such as broccoli, cab-
tres from the top, bottom and sides, mixtures in round
bage, cauliflower, beans and peas in another. Sprinkle
shapes and rings cook more evenly. Corners receive
greens with water. Cover with a lid or plastic wrap. Cook
more energy and may overcook.
on HIGH for approximately 6-8 minutes for a serving for
• Items with a lot of water, such as rice and pasta, cook in
four people. Remember, if you increase the quantity of
about the same time as they would on a conventional
vegetables, increase the cooking time. Fresh and frozen
stove. (Refer to Rice and Pasta chapter.)
vegetables can be mixed on a vegetable platter, but
remember the latter are not as dense as fresh vegetables,
Select recipes that convert easily to microwave cooking
as they have been blanched before freezing.
such as casseroles, stews, baked chicken, fish and veg-
If vegetables are cut to a similar size, they can be cooked
etable dishes. The results from foods such as grilled
in separate ramekins or small dishes at the same time.
meats, cooked souffles or two-crust pies could be less
than satisfactory. Never
attempt to deep fry in your
microwave oven.
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Оглавление
- Table of Contents
- Installation and Connection
- Safety Instructions
- Important Information
- Feature Diagram
- Control Panel
- Operation (Setting Micro Power and Time)
- Operation (Turbo Defrost)
- Operation (Setting Clock
- Operation (To Cook on Grill by time setting)
- Operation (To Cook on Combination by time setting)
- Operation (Auto Cook Pads
- Operation (Auto Cook Pads
- Operation (Auto Cook Pads
- Operation (Timer Setting
- Before Requesting Service
- Care of your Microwave Oven
- Technical Specifications
- Quick Guide
- Introduction
- Cookware and Utensil Guide
- Microwave Cooking Techniques
- Micro Power and Time
- Defrosting Guidelines/Turbo Defrost
- Defrosting Tips and Techniques
- Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques
- Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques
- Common Queries Answered
- Everyday Basics
- Fish and Shellfish
- Poultry
- Main Fare Meats
- Vegetable Varieties
- Rice, Pasta and Cereal
- Desserts
- Содержание
- Установка и подключение
- Меры безопасности
- Важная информация
- Принципиальная схема устройства
- Панель управления
- Основные операции (Установка мощности и времени приготовления)
- Основные операции (Турборазморозка)
- Основные операции (Установка часов)
- Основные операции (Приготовление блюд в режиме Гриль с установкой времени)
- Основные операции (Приготовление блюд в режиме Комбинации с установкой времени)
- Основные операции (Программа автоматического приготовления)
- Основные операции (Программа автоматического приготовления) (Продолжение)
- Основные операции (Установка таймера)
- Перед обращением в сервисный центр
- Уход и техническое обслуживание микроволновой печи
- Технические характеристики
- Краткое руководство пользователя
- Введение
- Посуда и емкости, пригодные для использования в микроволновой печи
- Особенности приготовления пищи в микроволновой печи
- Разогревание пищи с заданием мощности и времени
- Размораживание/Турборазморозка
- Технология размораживания и полезные советы
- Рекомендации
- Ответы на часто задаваемые вопросы
- Блюда на каждый день
- Рыба и морепродукты
- Птица
- Основные блюда из мяса
- Блюда из овощей
- Рис, макароны и каши
- Десерты
- Зміст
- Установлення та підключення
- Заходи безпеки
- Важлива інформація
- Схема пристрою
- Панель керування
- Експлуатація (Установлення потужності та часу)
- Експлуатація (Турборозморожування)
- Експлуатація (Встановлення годинника)
- Експлуатація (Готування в режимі Грилю з установленням часу)
- Експлуатація(Готування в Комбінованому режимі з установленням часу)
- Експлуатація (Автоматичне приготування)
- Експлуатація (Автоматичне приготування) (Продовження)
- Експлуатація (Встановлення таймера)
- Перед тим як звертатись до сервісного центру
- Догляд та технічне обслуговування мікрохвильової печі
- Технічні характеристики
- Скорочена інструкція з експлуатації
- Вступ
- Довідник посуду для готування страв
- Технологія приготування в мікрохвильовій печі
- Потужність та час підігрівання страв
- Розморожування / Режим турборозморожування
- Технологія розморожування та корисні поради
- Технологія та рецепти приготування страв у мікрохвильовій печі
- Технологія та рецепти приготування страв у мікрохвильовій печі Технологія та рецепти приготування страв у мікрохвильовій печі
- Відповіді на найпоширеніші запитання
- Страви на кожен день
- Риба та морепродукти
- Птиця
- Основні страви з м'яса
- Страви з овочів
- Рис, макарони та каші
- Десерти