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Advice for steaming
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Pasta and rice:
once a temperature of
100°C has been reached the cooking
time will be the same as on a cooktop.
Put the pasta or rice in a metal tray and
cover with about a centimetre of water.
For best results when cooking rice, place
a lid on the container or cover with
aluminium foil. This enables the rice to
absorb all the water and can be served
directly.
•
Eggs:
can be
boiled
,
scrambled
or
poached
using the steam function at
100°C. For perfect
boiled
eggs, place
them in the perforated tray and cook
them for 4-6 minutes for soft-boiled eggs
and 8-10 minutes for hard-boiled eggs.
For
scrambled eggs
, place the beaten
eggs in the metal tray together with milk,
butter and the condiments. Cover it with
aluminium foil. Every couple of minutes
stir the contents with a fork. For
poached
eggs
pour boiling water into the metal
tray with a drop of vinegar and steam for
about 4-5 minutes.
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Vegetables:
they are perfect when
steamed. They maintain their colour,
flavour and nutritional value. For dense
vegetables such as potatoes, turnips and
parsnips, cook at 100°C for the same
length of time as you would boil them for
on a cooktop. For broccoli and carrots,
cook for 6 minutes for a firm consistency
or up to 10 minutes for a softer
consistency.
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Fish:
being a naturally delicate food, it is
perfect when steamed. For fatty fish such
as salmon or trout, cook at 100°C for
about 5 minutes. For white fish such as
cod and haddock cook at 80°C for
about 5 minutes. When cooking different
foods at the same time, all the fish should
be cooked in the perforated tray placed
on the lower shelf of the oven in order to
prevent the fish juices from dripping onto
other foods.
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Meat:
can be steamed, but for perfect
browning it is best to use combination
cooking. However, stews and braised
meat casseroles are perfect for steaming.
Prepare the meat as you would for
cooking it normally in the oven. Place it in
the metal tray, cover with a lid or
aluminium foil and according to the cut of
meat, cook it between 45 minutes and 3
hours.