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Cooking Guide
Paella
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients:
500 g mussels in shell
1
/
4
cup water
1 green capsicum, sliced
1 red capsicum, sliced
2 onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups long grain rice
440 g can peeled tomatoes, roughly chopped
1
1
/
2
cups hot chicken stock
pinch saffron powder
1
1
/
2
cups cooked diced chicken
200 g peeled green prawns
Method:
Place mussels and water into a 3-litre dish, cover
and cook on MED HIGH for 4 to 5 minutes. Set
aside. Place capsicums, onions, garlic and butter
into a 4-litre dish and cook on HIGH for 4 to 6
minutes. Add rice and stir well. Cook on HIGH for
2 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, hot chicken stock
and saffron. Cook on HIGH for 16 to 18 minutes.
Stir in chicken, prawns and mussels and cook on
MED HIGH for 4 to 6 minutes. Stand for
5 minutes before serving.
Seasond Rice
Chicken Risotto
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
300 g fresh asparagus, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
300 g arborio rice
1 clove garlic, crushed
4 cups boiling chicken stock
2 cups coarsely chopped cooked chicken
1
⁄4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
1
⁄4 cup cream
ground black pepper
extra coarsely grated parmesan cheese
Method:
Place asparagus into a 2-litre dish and cook on
HIGH for 1 minute. Set aside. Place oil, rice and
garlic in a 3-litle microwave safe dish. Cook covered
on HIGH for 1 minute. Add 2 cups of boiling chicken
stock, cook on HIGH for 5 minutes. Stir twice during
cooking. Add remaining chicken stock and cook
on HIGH for another 5 minutes. Add remaining
ingredients along with asparagus and stir into risotto.
Cook covered on HIGH for 3 minutes. Stand for
5 minutes. Serve topped with extra parmesan and
black pepper.
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Rice, Pasta and Cereal
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients:
1 onion chopped
1 cup long grain rice
1 teaspoon thyme
625 ml chicken stock
1
/
4
cup slivered almonds, toasted
1
/
4
cup sultanas
Method:
In a 3-litre dish place onion, rice, thyme and chicken
stock. Cook on HIGH for 15 minutes. Stir. Cover.
Stand for 10 minutes. Add almonds, sultanas, and
serve.
To Cook by Auto Menu
Prepare as above. Cover with plastic wrap. Select
Rice
, then press
Start
. After cooking, stir in
remaining ingredients. Before serving.
Seasoned Rice
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