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EN MICROWAVE OVEN RECIPE BOOK
HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
INNER SIDE OF DOOR
In some models on the inner side of
the door you can find:
• the numbers of the shelf positions (selec-
ted models)
• information about the heating functions,
recommended shelf positions and tem-
peratures for typical dishes (selected
models).
The temperature and baking times
in the tables are guidelines only.
They depend on the recipes, quali-
ty and quantity of the ingredients
used.
GRILLING
Always grill with the maximum temperature
setting.
CAUTION!
Always grill with the oven door
closed.
Always preheat the empty oven
with the grill functions for 5 mi-
nutes.
• Set the shelf in the shelf level as recom-
mended in the grilling table.
• Always set the pan to collect the fat into
the first shelf level.
• Grill only flat pieces of meat or fish.
Grilling
Food to be
grilled
Temperature
(°C)
Shelf position
Grilling time (min)
1st side 2nd side
Roast beef,
medium
210 - 230 1 30 - 40 30 - 40
Filet of beef,
medium
230 1 20 - 30 20 - 30
Back of pork 210 - 230 1 30 - 40 30 - 40
Back of veal 210 - 230 1 30 - 40 30 - 40
Back of lamb 210 - 230 1 25 - 35 20 - 35
Whole Fish,
500 - 1000 g
210 - 230 1 15 - 30 15 - 30
Microwave Cooking Table
Defrosting meat
Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Standing
time (min)
Comments
Whole cuts of
meat
500 200 10 - 12 10 - 15
Turn halfway
through
Steak 200 200 3 - 5 5 - 10
Turn halfway
through; remove
defrosted parts
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Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Standing
time (min)
Comments
Mixed minced
meat
500 200 10 - 15 10 - 15
Turn halfway
through; remove
defrosted parts
Goulash 500 200 10 - 15 10 - 15
Turn halfway
through; remove
defrosted parts
Defrosting poultry
Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Standing
time (min)
Comments
Chicken 1000 200 25 - 30 10 - 20
Turn halfway
through; cover
defrosted parts
with aluminium
foil
Chicken
breast
100 -
200
200 3 - 5 10 - 15
Turn halfway
through; cover
defrosted parts
with aluminium
foil
Chicken
thighs
100 -
200
200 3 - 5 10 - 15
Turn halfway
through; cover
defrosted parts
with aluminium
foil
Duck 2000 200 45 - 60 20 - 30
Turn halfway
through; cover
defrosted parts
with aluminium
foil
Defrosting fish
Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Whole Fish 500 100 10 - 15 15 - 20
Turn halfway
through
Fish fillets 500 100 10 - 12 15 - 20
Turn halfway
through
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Defrosting sausage
Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Sliced sausage 100 100 2 - 4 20 - 40
Turn halfway
through
Defrosting dairy products
Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Quark 250 100 10 - 15 25 - 30
Remove aluminium
parts, turn halfway
through
Butter 250 100 3 - 5 15 - 20
Remove aluminium
parts, turn halfway
through
Cheese 250 100 3 - 5 30 - 60
Remove aluminium
parts, turn halfway
through
Cream 200 100 7 - 12 20 - 30
Remove aluminium
top, stir halfway
through
Defrosting cakes / pastries
Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Yeast dough 1 piece 100 2 - 3 15 - 20
Turn plate halfway
through
Cheesecake 1 piece 100 2 - 4 15 - 20
Turn plate halfway
through
Cake (gateau) 1 piece 100 1 - 2 15 - 20
Turn plate halfway
through
Dry cake (e. g.
Pound cake)
1 piece 100 2 - 4 15 - 20
Turn plate halfway
through
Fruit cake 1 piece 100 1 - 2 15 - 20
Turn plate halfway
through
Bread 1000 100 15 - 20 10 - 15
Turn halfway
through
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Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Sliced bread 500 100 8 - 12 10 - 15
Turn halfway
through
Bread rolls 4 rolls 100 5 - 8 5 - 10
Turn halfway
through
Defrosting Fruit
Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Strawberries 300 100 8 - 12 10 - 15
Defrost covered,
stir halfway through
Plums, cherries,
raspberries, black-
currants, apricots
250 100 8 - 10 10 - 15
Defrost covered,
stir halfway through
Cooking / Melting
Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Chocolate / Choc-
olate coating
150 600 2 - 3 ---
Stir halfway
through
Butter 100 200 2 - 4 ---
Stir halfway
through
Defrosting heating
Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Baby food in jars 200 300 2 - 3 ---
Stir halfway
through; check
temperature!
Baby milk (bottle,
180 ml)
200 1000
0:20 -
0:40
---
Put spoon into bot-
tle, stir and check
temperature!
Convenience food 400 - 500 600 4 - 6 5
Remove any alumi-
nium lids, turn half-
way through
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Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Frozen ready
meals
400 - 500 400 14 - 20 5
Remove any alumi-
nium lids, turn half-
way through
Milk
1 cup ap-
prox. 200
ml
1000
1:15 -
1:45
---
Put spoon in the
container
Water
1 cup ap-
prox. 200
ml
1000
1:30 -
2
---
Put spoon in the
container
Sauce 200 ml 600 1 - 2 ---
Stir halfway
through
Soup 300 ml 600 2 - 4 ---
Stir halfway
through
Cooking table
Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Whole fish 500 500 8 - 10 ---
Cook covered, turn
container several
times during cook-
ing
Fish fillets 500 500 6 - 8 ---
Cook covered, turn
container several
times during cook-
ing
Vegetables, short
cooking time, fresh
1)
500 600 12 - 16 ---
Add approx. 50 ml
water, cook cov-
ered, stir halfway
through
Vegetables, short
cooking time, frozen
1)
500 600 14 - 18 ---
Add approx. 50 ml
water, cook cov-
ered, stir halfway
through
Vegetables, long
cooking time, fresh
1)
500 600 14 - 20
Add approx. 50 ml
water, cook cov-
ered, stir halfway
through
Vegetables, long
cooking time, frozen
1)
500 600 18 - 24 ---
Add approx. 50 ml
water, cook cov-
ered, stir halfway
through
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Food
Microwave
Weight
(g)
Power
(Watts)
Time
(min)
Stand-
ing time
(min)
Comments
Potatoes in their
jacket
800 g +
600 ml
1000 5 - 7
300 W /
15 - 20
Cook covered, stir
halfway through
Rice
300 g +
600 ml
1000 4 - 6 ---
Cook covered, stir
halfway through
Popcorn - 1000 3 — 4 -
Put the popcorn on
a plate on the bot-
tom level
1)
Cook all vegetables with a cover on the container. The times given are guidelines only and
depend upon the type and qualities of the foodstuffs.
Combi-Function Table
(for selected models only)
Cooking functions: Grilling
+ mi-
crowave
Preheat Crostino plate: 4 minutes at 700
Watt
Food
Baking / roasting
dishes
Tem
p.
(°C)
Micro-
wave
(Watt)
Shel
f po-
si-
tion
Time
(min)
Comments
2 chicken
halves (
2 x 600 g)
Glass dish with
strainer
220 300 2 40
Turn after 20
min., stand-
ing time 5
min.
au gratin
potatoes (1
kg)
Gratin dish 200 300 2 40
10 min.
standing
time
Roast pork
neck
(1100 g)
Glass dish with
strainer
200 300 1 70
Turn in be-
tween, 10
min. stand-
ing time
Apple cake
Crostino plate on
bottom glass. with
pastry max. 5 min. /
preheat 1000 Watt,
turn 1 x
220 400 - 25
Turn in be-
tween
Cheese
cake, frozen
(2 x 70 g)
Crostino plate on
bottom glass. Max. 4
min. / preheat at 700
Watt, turn 1 x
230 200 - 25
Turn in be-
tween
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Food
Baking / roasting
dishes
Tem
p.
(°C)
Micro-
wave
(Watt)
Shel
f po-
si-
tion
Time
(min)
Comments
Ham and
cheese
toast, frozen
(2 x 100 g)
Crostino plate on
bottom glass. Max. 4
min. / preheat at 700
Watt, turn 1 x
230 200 - 20
Turn after 15
min.
Hamburger
frozen (2 x
90 g)
Crostino plate on
bottom glass. Max. 4
min. / preheat at 700
Watt, turn 1 x
230 300 - 20
Turn after 12
min.
Pizza frozen
Ø 28 cm
(320 g)
Crostino plate on
bottom glass. Max. 4
min. / preheat at 700
Watt, turn 1 x
230 200 - 15
Turn in be-
tween
The cooking times and temperatures are
guidelines only and depend upon the type
and qualities of the foodstuffs.
Tips for the microwave
Result Remedy
You cannot find details for the
amount of food prepared.
Look for a similar food. Increase or shorten
the length of the cooking times according to
the following rule: Double the amount = al-
most double the timeHalf the amount =
half the time
The food has got too dry. Set shorter cooking time or select lower mi-
crowave power.
The food is still not defrosted, hot
or cooked after the time has
elapsed.
Set longer cooking time or select higher mi-
crowave power. Please note that taller dishes
need longer.
After the cooking time has elapsed,
the food is overheated at the edge
but is still not ready in the middle.
Next time select a lower power and a longer
time. Stir liquids, e. g. soup, halfway through.
ASSISTED COOKING RECIPES
In the Assisted Cooking menu the dishes
are divided into several categories:
•Defrost
• Cooking/Melting
•Poultry/Meat/Fish
• Pie/Casseroles/Gratin
• Desserts
DEFROST
Defrost Fish
Place the frozen fish on an upturned plate,
and put the plate inside a container to allow
the melted water to run off without soiling
the inside of the microwave.
Check food regularly during defrosting and
turn it several times. As the fish defrosts,
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carefully separate pieces of fish if frozen in-
to a block.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
After defrosting, allow the food to stand at
room temperature for a period roughly
equivalent to the defrosting time.
Defrost Poultry
Put the food to be defrosted on an up-
turned plate, and put the plate into a con-
tainer to allow the melted water to run off
without soiling the appliance.
Check food regularly during defrosting and
turn it several times. Cover exposed fatty
areas like legs and wing tips with aluminium
foil.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
After defrosting, allow the food to stand at
room temperature for a period roughly
equivalent to the defrosting time.
Defrost meat
Put the frozen meat on an upturned plate,
and put the plate into a container to allow
the melted water to run off without soiling
the appliance.
Check food regularly during defrosting and
turn it several times. As the food defrosts,
carefully break up mince or pieces of meat
frozen into a block.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
After defrosting, allow the food to stand at
room temperature for a period roughly
equivalent to the defrosting time.
Defrost Bread
Place the bread on kitchen towel on a
plate.
Turn the bread several times during de-
frosting.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
After defrosting, allow the food to stand at
room temperature for a period roughly
equivalent to the defrosting time.
COOKING/MELTING
Fresh vegetables
Put chopped vegetables into a microwave-
proof dish and add approximately 50 ml
water. Cover the dish (lid or microwave
cling film).
Turn the vegetables several times during
cooking.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
Tip: If the vegetables are very crunchy set a
lower weight. If the vegetables are too soft
set a higher weight.
Frozen vegetables
Put frozen vegetables into a microwave-
proof dish and add approximately 50 ml
water. Cover the dish (lid or microwave
cling film).
Turn the vegetables several times during
cooking.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
Tip: If the vegetables are very crunchy set a
lower weight. If the vegetables are too soft
set a higher weight.
Braise onions
Cut onions into strips and put into a micro-
wave-safe dish with 1 tablespoon butter or
oil. Cover the dish (lid or microwave cling
film).
Turn the onions several times during cook-
ing.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
Potatoes in their jacket
Put potatoes into a microwave-proof dish
and add approximately 100 ml water. Cov-
er the dish (lid or microwave cling film).
Turn the potatoes several times during
cooking.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
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Rice
Put rice (parboiled) into a microwave-safe
dish and add water to a ratio of 1:2 (=100
g rice and 200 ml water). Season to taste.
Add flakes of butter, steamed onions or
herbs. Cover the dish (lid or microwave
cling film).
Turn the rice several times during cooking.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
Melting chocolate
Cut the chocolate into pieces and place in
a dish. Cover the dish (lid or microwave
cling film).
Stir the chocolate several times as it melts.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
Melting Butter
Cut the butter into pieces and place in a
dish. Cover the dish (lid or microwave cling
film).
Stir the butter several times as it melts.
– Time in the appliance: weight dependent
– Shelf position: bottom glass
POULTRY/MEAT/FISH
Chicken Wings
Ingredients:
• 1 kg chicken wings
Marinade:
•2 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
•1 tablespoon mustard
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed
• rosemary
•thyme
• freshly ground black pepper
• corn starch
Method:
Mix the oil, soy sauce, mustard, garlic and
herbs together. Cover the chicken wings
with the marinade and leave to marinate for
2 – 3 hours. Then sprinkle with a little corn
starch.
– Time in the appliance: 25 minutes
– Shelf position: 2
Place a microwave-safe dish on the base
to collect drips.
Turn after 10 minutes.
Chicken, 2 half
Ingredients:
• 1 kg whole chicken, halved
•salt
• pepper
• herbs to taste
• oil for basting
– Time in the appliance: 30 minutes
– Shelf position: 2
Place a microwave-safe dish on the base
to collect drips.
Turn after 15 minutes.
Meat loaf with herbes
Ingredients for 4 servings:
• slices of bread cut into small pieces and
softened with a little hot water
• 1 onion, finely chopped and sweated in a
little butter
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed
•250 g minced beef
•250 g minced pork
•100 g roast veal
•1 egg
•1 teaspoon salt
• pepper
•paprika
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped rosemary
• 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 4 slices of bacon, for covering
Method:
Mix all the ingredients well, shape into a
meatloaf and place in a microwave-safe,
fireproof dish. Cover with slices of bacon.
– Time in the appliance: 40 minutes
– Shelf position: 2
Fish fillet in Cream Sauce
Ingredients for 4 people:
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• 400 g fish fillet (brook trout or rainbow
trout)
• 20 g cooking oil
• 250 g onions, cut into rings
• 6 tablespoons crème fraîche (sour
cream)
• paprika powder, sweet
•lemon
•salt
Method:
Sweat the onions in a pan with the oil until
transparent. Then put into a buttered bak-
ing dish.
Clean the fish fillets, drizzle with lemon, salt
and place in the dish on top of the onion
rings. Mix crème fraîche with paprika, to
taste, and pour this sauce over the fish fil-
lets. Salt lightly.
– Time in the appliance: 12 minutes
–Shelf position: 1
Turn the dish after half the cooking time
has elapsed.
Lemon sole rolls
Ingredients:
• 4 sole fillets
• juice of half a lemon
• salt, freshly ground black pepper
• 100 g leaf spinach, frozen, thawed
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 tablespoons white wine
•50 ml cream
•1 egg yolk
Method:
Drizzle the fish fillets with lemon juice and
season with salt and pepper. Squeeze out
the spinach and season with garlic. Cover
the sole fillets with the spinach and roll into
a cylinder. Place in a buttered baking dish
ensuring that the thin ends of the fillets are
folded under. Drizzle the rolls with white
wine.
Whisk the cream and egg yolk together
and salt lightly. Spoon over the fish rolls.
– Time in the appliance: 17 minutes
–Shelf position: 2
PIE/CASSEROLES/GRATINS
Potato Gratin
Ingredients:
• 1000 g potatoes
• 1 teaspoon each of salt, pepper and nut-
meg
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 200 g grated cheese
• 200 ml milk
•200 ml cream
• 4 tablespoons butter
Method:
Peel potatoes, slice thinly, dry and then
season.
Rub an ovenproof baking dish with a clove
of garlic and then grease the dish with a lit-
tle butter.
Spread half of the seasoned potato slices
in the dish and sprinkle some of the grated
cheese over them. Layer the rest of the po-
tato slices over this and spread the rest of
the grated cheese on top.
Crush the second clove of garlic and beat it
together with the milk and the cream. Pour
the mixture over the potatoes and spread
the rest of the butter in small knobs on the
gratin.
– Time in the appliance: 45 minutes
– Shelf position: 1
Chicory Gratin
Ingredients:
• 8 medium-sized chicories
• 8 slices cooked ham
• 30 g butter
• 30 g flour
• 250 ml vegetable stock
• 5 tablespoons milk
• 100 g grated cheese
Method:
Halve the chicory and cut out the bitter
core. Then wash carefully and cook in boil-
ing water for 15 minutes.
Take the chicory halves out of the water,
refresh in cold water and put the halves
back together. Then wrap each one in a
slice of ham and place in a greased baking
dish.
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Melt the butter on the hob and add flour.
Sauté briefly and then pour in the vegetable
stock and milk bring to the boil.
Stir 50 g cheese into the sauce and pour
over the chicory. Then sprinkle the rest of
the cheese over the dish.
– Time in the appliance: 19 minutes
–Shelf position: 1
Stuffed canneloni
As a starter for 4 people
As a main course for 2 people
Ingredients:
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon margarine
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 packet of frozen leaf spinach (300 g)
• 100 g grated cheese
• 1 tin tomatoes (400 g)
• 10 cannelloni tubes (uncooked)
• instant stock mix
•salt
• white pepper
•oregano
•paprika
•nutmeg
Method:
Sauté the onions in margarine in a pan.
Add the frozen spinach and stir occasional-
ly as the spinach melts. Continue cooking
for approximately 5 minutes, season with
50 g grated cheese, white pepper, instant
stock mix, crushed garlic clove and nut-
meg. Bring to the boil and cook for 3 - 4
minutes. Fill the cannelloni with the mixture.
To make the tomato base, pour the con-
tents of the tin into a long baking dish,
crush the tomatoes using a fork, and sea-
son with salt, white pepper, oregano and
paprika.
Position the stuffed cannelloni on the toma-
to base and sprinkle with the remaining
cheese.
– Time in the appliance: 30 minutes
–Shelf position: 1
Stuffed mushrooms
For 3 people
Ingredients:
• 6 large mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon butter
•salt
• pepper
• lemon juice
•1 small beef tomato, chopped, about
150 g
• 1 / 2 bunch parsley, chopped
• several basil leaves, chopped
• 1 slice of white bread, torn into pieces
• 75 g Gorgonzola, cubed
•3 tablespoons cream
Method:
Clean the mushrooms. Then twist out the
stalks and cut into small dice. Season with
salt and pepper and drizzle over the lemon
juice.
Mix the seasoned mushroom stalks with
the beef tomato, parsley and basil, bread,
gorgonzola and cream, then season with
salt and pepper. Stuff the mushroom caps
and place in a buttered baking dish.
– Time in the appliance: 15 minutes
– Shelf position: 1
Stuffed tomatoes
For 2 people
Ingredients:
• 4 large tomatoes, each approximately
300 g
• 1 small courgette, approximately 80 g
• 60 g mushrooms
• 1 shallot
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 100 g cooked rice
• 50 ml vegetable bouillon
• 75 g mozzarella
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
•salt
• freshly ground black pepper
Method:
Cut a lid off each of the tomatoes. Using a
teaspoon scoop out the inside to leave an
edge of approximately 1 cm. Chop the to-
mato flesh finely. Prepare the courgette
and cut it into cubes. Cut the mushrooms
into slices. Peel and finely chop the shal-
lots.
Heat the oil in a pan. Sauté the shallots.
Add the courgette and mushrooms and
sauté briefly. Add the rice, chopped tomato
and bouillon and cook for 5 minutes. Cut
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the mozzarella into small dice. Add the
mozzarella and parsley to the rice and sea-
son with salt and pepper. Stuff the toma-
toes with the rice and put on the tomato
lids. Place the tomatoes in a buttered bak-
ing dish.
– Time in the appliance: 15 minutes
– Shelf position: bottom glass
Turn the dish after half the cooking time
has elapsed.
Vegetable spaetzle
For 2 people.
Ingredients:
• 250 g fresh spaetzle
• 2 medium sticks celery, approximately
100 g
• 1 large carrot, approximately 150 g
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 50 ml bouillon
• 100 g plain cream cheese or cream
cheese with herbs (e.g. Cantadou)
•salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• ½ bunch chives
• 30 g grated cheese, e.g. Sbrinz or Par-
mesan
•100 ml single cream
Method:
Put the spaetzle into a buttered baking
dish.
Prepare and dice the celery and carrot.
Sauté briefly in butter in the frying pan. Add
the bouillon, cover and cook the vegetables
for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the
heat. Stir in the cream cheese. Season the
vegetables with salt and pepper.
Pour the vegetable sauce over the spaet-
zle. Using scissors chop the chives over
the dish. Sprinkle with the grated cheese
and drizzle with cream.
– Time in the appliance: 12 minutes
–Shelf position: 2
Potato courgette gratin
For 2 people.
Ingredients:
• 250 g potatoes
• 200 g courgettes
•salt
• freshly ground white pepper
• 130 g mixed grated cheese (e.g. pizza
mix)
• 1 small tin anchovies, 60 g
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 150 ml full cream
• fresh herbs (e.g. basil, marjoram, orega-
no, thyme) or seasoning mix
• a little olive oil
Method:
Peel potatoes and slice thinly.
Wash the courgettes and dry them carefully
with kitchen towel. Cut into thin slices.
Lightly grease a baking dish with olive oil.
Mix the potato and courgette slices togeth-
er, and season with salt and pepper. Mix in
100 g cheese, the garlic and shallots and
layer in the baking dish with the anchovies.
Mix the cream with the remaining cheese.
Add the finely chopped herbs or seasoning
mix. Mix carefully and spoon over the dish.
– Time in the appliance: 30 minutes
– Shelf position: 1
Cheese gratin
For 3 people.
Ingredients:
• 8 slices of white bread
• 100 ml white wine
• 1 onion, sliced into thin rings
• 100 g grated cheese (Gruyere or Alpine
cheese)
• 400 ml milk
•3 eggs
•salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• nutmeg, freshly grated
• 100 g diced bacon, smoked
• 40 g flakes of butter
• 1 bunch of chives
Method:
Cut the bread diagonally in both directions
to create 32 triangles. Place alternate lay-
ers of bread and onion rings in a flat baking
dish. Drizzle with white wine.
Whisk the cheese with the milk and eggs.
Season to taste and pour over the bread.
Spread the bacon evenly over the dish then
sprinkle flakes of butter over the top.
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Scatter the chives over the dish before
serving.
– Time in the appliance: 30 minutes
–Shelf position: 1
Lasagne with ham
For 2 – 3 people.
Ingredients:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 300 g peeled, diced tomatoes (tinned to-
matoes)
• 300 g mushrooms, cut into slices
• 1 teaspoon dried herbs, e.g. oregano or
thyme
•salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 200 g cooked ham, cut into strips
• 300 g fresh or precooked lasagne sheets
• 250 ml crème fraîche
• 50 g grated Parmesan
• butter for the dish
Method:
Heat the olive oil in a pan. Sauté the mush-
rooms and onion. Add the diced tomatoes,
season with the herbs and cook for ap-
proximately 5 minutes. Season the sauce
to taste with salt and pepper.
Butter a baking dish. Cover the base with a
layer of lasagne sheets. Create alternating
layers of tomato sauce, strips of ham,
crème fraîche, Parmesan and lasagne
sheets. Finish with Parmesan.
– Time in the appliance: 22 minutes
–Shelf position: 1
Leek casserole
For 2 – 3 people.
Ingredients:
• 500 g leeks
• 250 g quark (half fat)
• 50 ml crème fraîche
•1 egg
• 50 g cheese, grated, e.g. Parmesan
• 1 clove of garlic
•salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 – 3 slices ham
• 1 heaped tablespoon breadcrumbs
•flakes of butter
Method:
Cut the leeks into 1 cm thick rings and
cook in boiling salted water for 5 minutes.
Pour off the water and drain well. Cut the
ham into strips.
Stir the quark, crème fraîche, eggs and 2 /
3 of the cheese together. Crush the garlic
into the mixture and stir it in. Finally add the
leeks and ham. Season with salt and pep-
per. Put into a buttered baking dish imme-
diately.
Mix the remaining cheese and bread-
crumbs together and sprinkle over the dish.
Sprinkle generously with flakes of butter.
– Time in appliance: 20 minutes
– Shelf position: 1
DESSERTS
Apricot cream
For 2 people.
Ingredients:
• 250 g apricots
• 100 ml white wine
• 2 – 3 tablespoons sugar
• 150 g mascarpone or quark (cream
cheese)
•250 ml cream
• 2 tablespoons apricot liqueur or cherry
brandy
Method:
Mix the apricots with the white wine and
sugar in a bowl and select the Apricot
Cream programme. Leave to cool.
Beat the apricot compote to blend it thor-
oughly or puree using a hand blender. Stir
the mascarpone or quark into the puree
one spoonful at a time.
Beat the cream until still and carefully stir
into the apricot cream. Add apricot liqueur
or cherry brandy to give the apricot crème
a gentle scent.
Put the crème in a cool place.
– Time in appliance: 6 minutes
– Shelf position: bottom glass
Amaretto-peaches
For 2 people.
Ingredients:
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• 4 tinned peach halves
• 50 g amaretti
• 1 heaped tablespoon sugar (1)
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon Vin Santo (Italian dessert
wine) or Grand Marnier
• flakes of butter
• 100 ml crème fraîche
• 1 tablespoon sugar (2)
Method:
Drain the peaches well and place in a well
buttered baking dish. Break up the amaretti
biscuits and mix with the sugar (1) and co-
coa powder. Add Vin Santo to form a thick
paste. Shape into 4 balls and put into the
peach halves.
Serve the warm peaches with crème fraî-
che sweetened with sugar (2).
– Time in the appliance: 4 minutes
– Shelf position: bottom glass
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