Breville RC19XL - Manual (Page 7)

STEAMING FOODS cont’d
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Vegetables Preparation & Tips Quantity Cooking Time
(minutes)
Artichoke remove the hard 2 medium 30-35
outer leaves and stalk
Asparagus trim, leave as spears 2 bunches 12-14
Beans (green) top and tail, leave whole 8 oz (250g) 13-15
Beet trim, do not break skin 10 oz (300g) 12-13
small-medium
Broccoli cut into florets 8 oz (250g) 8-10
Brussels Sprouts cut a cross in the base 12 oz (375g) 17-19
Cabbage large pieces 1 pound (500g) 10-12
Carrots cut into strips 3 medium 14-16
Bell peppers cut into strips 3 medium 14-16
Cauliflower cut into florets 12 oz (375g) 17-19
Celery slice into strips 3 stalk 5-6
Garbanzo beans soak for 12 hours 1 cup dried 40-45
Corn whole corn cobs 2 small cobs 20-22
Mushrooms whole, unwashed 10 oz (300g) 8-10
Onions (pickling) peeled, leave whole 6 medium 20-25
Peas fresh, peeled 8 oz (250g) 8-10
frozen 8 oz (250g) 4-5
Potatoes all purpose, whole 4 (5 – 6 oz/ 35-40
150-180g each)
Potatoes new, whole 6 (4 oz/125g each) 25-30
Sweet Potato cut into pieces 1 pound (500g) 20-25
Snow pea topped and tailed 8 oz (250g) 4-5
Butternut squash cut into pieces 1 pound (500g) 20-25
Spinach leaves and 1 ⁄ 2 bunch 5
stems cleaned
Squash (baby) topped and tailed 12 oz (350g) 8
Turnips peeled, sliced and 12 oz (350g) 15-17
cut to 50g (2 oz) pieces
Zucchini sliced 12 oz (350g) 6
HINTS AND TIPS FOR
STEAMING FISH AND SEAFOOD
• • Season fish with fresh herbs, onions,
lemon etc. before cooking.
• • Ensure fish fillets are in a single layer and
do not overlap.
• • Fish is cooked when it flakes easily with a
fork and is opaque in colour.
STEAMING FOODS cont’d
Type Cooking Time Suggestions and Tips
(minutes)
Fish - Fillets 8-10 Steam until opaque and easy to flake.
- Whole 15-20 A steak is cooked when the center
- Steak 12-14 bone is able to be easily removed.
Lobster - tails 18-20 Remove underside of shell
Mussels - in shell 12-14 Steam until well open
Clams and Cockles 8-10 Steam until just opened
Shrimp - in shell 8-10 Steam until pink
Scallops 4-6 Steam until opaque
Oysters - unopened 10-12 Steam until the top shell starts to open.
If the top shell does not completely open, it
will need to be opened with a knife.
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