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THE OVEN
4.6.3 STEWING IN THE OVEN
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Easy boiling foodstuffs such as meat, vegetables, fruits, etc. may be stewed in the
oven.
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Preheat the oven to 170-200
0
C. This setting may be kept for the full time of stewing.
Oven door shall be closed during stewing. When stewing vegetable, pour a little
water and stew for the shortest time possible. Excessive time of stewing deprive
vegetables from valuable nutrients.
Below, Tables 3 and 4 summarize approximate cooking timings for dough and meat.
These are indicative values, which in practice may vary up or down. They depend on the
pots used, their shapes and sizes and on the browning you prefer.
Table 3. Cakes
Table 4. Meat dishes
Dish
Temperature [ C]
O
Timing [min.]
Meat
- short roasting
225 - 250
12 - 15 per centimetre
of meat thickness
Meat
- long roasting
190 - 210
Chicken
225 -250
50 - 60
Goose, duck, turkey
200 - 210
Up to 3 hours depending
on the size
Venison
190 - 210
Fish
- roasting, up to 2 kg
- stewing, up to 2 kg
225 - 250
180 - 200
20 - 30
30 - 50
Cake
Temperature [ C]
O
Timing [min.]
Friable cake
180 - 190
45 - 60
Yeast-cake
180 - 200
45 - 60
Crumble-cake
200 - 220
20 - 30
Fruit-cake
200 - 210
30 - 40
Sponge-cake
180 - 200
20 - 30
Shortcake
210 - 220
10 - 20
Twist cake
220 - 240
30 - 40
