RECIPES
STIR FRIED VEGETABLES
Serves 4
Preparation time - 10 - 12 minutes
15ml (1 tbsp) sunflower oil
30ml (2 tbsp) soy sauce
15ml (1 tbsp) sherry
2.5cm (1”) root ginger, peeled and finely grated
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 medium carrots, cut into fine strips
100g (4oz) button mushrooms, chopped
50g (2oz) beansprouts
100g (4oz) mange-tout
1 red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
4 spring onions, chopped
100g (4oz) canned water chestnuts, sliced
1
/4 head of chinese leaves, thinly sliced
1 Place the oil, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, garlic
and carrots in a large bowl, mix thoroughly.
2 Cover and cook on HIGH (100%) for 5
minutes, stirring once.
3 Add the button mushrooms, beansprouts,
mange-tout, red pepper, spring onions, water
chestnuts and chinese leaves. Mix thoroughly.
4 Cook on HIGH (100%) for 6 minutes, until
the vegetables are tender. Stir twice during
cooking.
Stir fried vegetables are ideally served with
meat or fish.
WHITE SAUCE
Makes 300ml (
1
/2
pint)
Preparation time - 5 - 6 minutes
25g (1oz) butter
25g (1oz) plain flour
300ml (
1
/
2 pint) milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 Place the butter in a bowl and heat on HIGH
(100%) for 30 seconds, until melted.
2 Stir in the flour and whisk in the milk. Cook
on HIGH (100%) for 6 minutes, stir halfway
through cooking until thick and smooth.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
MUSTARD SAUCE
Makes 300ml (
1
/2 pint)
Preparation time - 4 - 5 minutes
25g (1oz) butter
45ml (3 tbsp) whole grain mustard
200ml (7floz) soured cream
salt and pepper to taste
15ml (1 tbsp) fresh parsley, chopped
1 Melt the butter in a bowl on HIGH (100%)
for 1 minute. Add the mustard, soured cream,
salt, pepper and parsley. Mix well.
2 Cook on HIGH (100%) for 3 minutes. Stir
every minute until smooth and thick.
This dish is ideal served with meat or fish.
V
ARIATIONS:
Cheese sauce: Stir in 100g (4oz) grated cheese and 5ml (1 tsp) mustard powder at Stage 2.
Serve with vegetables, fish or meat.
Parsley sauce: Stir 15-30ml (1 - 2 tbsp) fresh, chopped parsley into the finished sauce. Serve with fish.
Onion sauce: Stir 225g (8oz) cooked onion, finely chopped into the finished sauce.
Heat on HIGH (100%) for 2 - 3 minutes before serving. Serve with vegetables.
Sweet white sauce: Omit salt and pepper from basic recipe. Add 15-30ml (1 - 2 tbsp) caster sugar at
Stage 2. Serve with puddings as an alternative to custard.
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