Presto Kitchen Kettle - Manual (Page 10)

Frozen Vegetables:
Place water and vegetables into multi-cooker according to package directions. Set heat control at 250˚. Cover and cook until tender.
Pasta
Following package directions, place water and salt into multi-cooker. Set heat control at 250˚. Bring water to a rolling boil. Add pasta
gradually so that the boiling is not disturbed. Continue to boil until pasta is tender. Drain. (The steam/fry basket may be used for drain-
ing cooked pasta.)
Cranberry Sauce
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 pound cranberries
Combine sugar and water in multi-cooker. Set heat control at 250˚. When mixture boils, turn heat control down until pilot light goes out.
Simmer 5 minutes. Add cranberries and simmer until all skins pop. Allow to cool before serving. 6-8 servings.
BLANCH
Vegetables are blanched before freezing to stop enzyme action and to retain fresh fl avor and appearance.
Wash vegetables thoroughly and sort according to size or cut into uniform pieces. Place 4 quarts of water in the multi-cooker, set heat
control at 250˚ and bring to a rolling boil. Place vegetables in the steam/fry basket and lower into boiling water. Cover and boil for time
specifi ed. After heating, plunge vegetables in cold water to cool quickly and thoroughly. When cool, remove from water, drain, pack,
seal, and freeze. For successive batches, return water to a full boil.
Vegetable
How to Prepare Blanching Time
Asparagus Trim. Cut to package length or in 2 inch 2-4 minutes
pieces. Sort according to stalk thickness.
Beans
Green or wax Snip ends and remove strings. Cut in 1 3 minutes
or 2 inch pieces or julienne.
Lima Shell. 2-4 minutes
Broccoli Peel stalks, trim. Cut to package length. 3 minutes
No thicker than 1 1 /
2
inches.
Brussels Sprouts Remove outer leaves. 3-5 minutes
Carrots Scrape or pare. Cut into package lengths. 5 minutes
Or slice 1 /
4
// inch thick. 2 minutes
Caulifl ower Cut into 1 inch pieces. 3 minutes
Corn
On Cob Husk, remove silk, wash, and sort. 7-11 minutes
Kernel Blanch ears; cool, cut off corn. 4 minutes
Greens Cut and discard thick stems and 2 minutes
imperfect leaves.
Peas Shell. 1 1 /
2
minutes
Rutabagas and Turnips Pare. Cut into 1 /
2
inch cubes. 2 minutes
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