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Rice, Pasta and Noodles
Cooking Pasta by Micro Power
Follow directions in chart for recommended dish size,
amount of water and cooking time. Boil water, with
1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon oil. Add pasta and
cook for time recommended in chart. Cook on P10.
Test pasta for desired cooking before adding more
time. Slightly undercook pasta that will be heated
again in casserole. Stir and let stand, uncovered, 5
minutes.
ITEM CONTAINER
AMOUNT
OF
BOILING
WATER
APPROX. TIME
TO COOK PASTA
on P10
UNCOVERED
(in minutes)
STANDING
TIME
(in minutes)
Dried Fettuccine (250 g) 4-litre dish 6 cups 10 to 12 5
Elbow Macaroni, shells, etc.
(250 g)
3-litre dish 4 cups 12 to 14 5
Fresh Spaghetti, Fettuccine
(375 g)
4-litre dish 6 cups 6 to 8 5
Dried Spaghetti (250 g) 4-litre dish 4 cups 12 to 14 5
Fresh Tortellini, Ravioli (250 g) 4-litre dish 4 cups 7 to 9 5
Fresh Gnocchi (375g) 4-litre dish 6 cups 6 to 8 5
C
OOKING
P
ASTA BY
S
ENSOR
C
OOK
Fresh Pasta (125 g - 625 g)
• Suitable for cooking fresh pasta such as fettuccine,
tagliatelle, tortellini, ravioli and agnolotti. (Gnocchi
should be cooked by manual MICRO POWER.)
• Place pasta in an appropriate size dish with boiling
water. Use the above chart as a guide:
Pasta Boiling Water Dish Size
150 g
250 g
350 g
500 g
625 g
4 cups
5 cups
6 cups
8 cups
8 cups
3 litre
3 litre
4 litre
4 litre
5 litre
Add 1 tablespoon of oil, if desired, before cooking
to prevent pasta from sticking together.
• Cover dish securely with plastic wrap.
• Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will
‘beep’ and instruct you to ‘Stir/Remove Cover’.
Remove plastic wrap and stir.
• At the end of the cooking time, cover and let stand
for 5 to 10 minutes, if required, before draining.
To Operate:
Press Sensor Cook Pad and turn Sensor Menu
Dial to select Fresh Pasta, then Start.
Dried Pasta (125 g - 500 g)
• Suitable for cooking dried pasta such as
spaghetti,fettuccine, macaroni, penne, spiral and
various pasta shapes.
• Place pasta in an appropriate size dish with boiling
water. Use the following as a guide:
Pasta Boiling Water Dish Size
150 g
250 g
350 g
500 g
4 cups
5 cups
6 cups
8 cups
3 litre
3 litre
4 litre
4 litre
Add 1 tablespoon of oil, if desired, before cooking
to prevent pasta from sticking together.
• Cover securely with plastic wrap.
• Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will
‘beep’ and instruct you to ‘Stir/Remove Cover’.
Remove plastic wrap and stir.
• At the end of the cooking time, cover and let stand
for 5 to 10 minutes, if required, before draining.
To Operate:
Press Sensor Cook Pad and turn Sensor Menu
Dial to select Dried Pasta, then Start.
V
EGETABLE
T
ORTELLINI
Serves: 3 to 4
Ingredients:
700 g fresh tortellini
8 cups boiling water
Sauce:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons fl our
2 cups milk
1 red capsicum, fi nely sliced
200 g snow peas, fi nely sliced
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
1 cup grated tasty cheese
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Method:
Place pasta and water in a 4-litre casserole dish.
Cover. Cook on P10 for 12 to14 minutes. While
pasta is cooking, prepare all ingredients for sauce.
When pasta is cooked, allow to stand covered. Drain
well. Place butter and fl our in a 3-litre casserole dish
and cook on P10 for 30 to 40 seconds. Slowly blend
in milk. Cook for a further 3 to 4 minutes. Stir once
during cooking. Add prepared vegetables, marjoram,
pepper and cheese. Cook on P10 for 2 minutes.
Drain pasta and mix through sauce. Serve topped
with Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley.
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