Panasonic THE GENIUS NN-R687 - Manual (Page 22)

Appetizers
ORIENTAL DUMPLINGS
Filling:
Va pound cooked pork, finely chopped
Va pound shrimp, cleaned and finely chopped
'/4 cup finely chopped green onions
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 Jalaperto pepper, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
Va teaspoon pepper
1 egg white
Wonton wrappers, (Approximately 1 lb.)
Water
Yield: Approximately 45 Dumplings
In medium bowl combine all filling ingredients. Place a
teaspoon of filling mixture in center of a wonton wrapper.
Wet inside edges of wrapper with small amount of water.
Fold top left and bottom right comer of wrapper over filling
and press together to seal.
Place 11 dumplings on microwave safe rack. Heat Vk cups
water in 2-cup glass measure at HIGH 2'A to 3 minutes.
Pour water into bottom of 4-quart casserole. Set rack with
dumplings in casserole dish. (Rack should be high enough
so water does not reach bottom of dumplings.) Brush
dumplings with water. Cover with lid. Heat at HIGH
Tk to 3
minutes. Turn dumplings over; brush with water. Recover.
Heat at HIGH 2}k to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining
dumplings. Serve with plum sauce or other dipping sauces.
STUFFED ZUCCHINI
3 zucchini
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Va onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
Va teaspoon pepper
V4 teaspoon oregano
V4 teaspoon basil
V4 teaspoon parsley
Yield: 16 to 20 Appetizers
Halve zucchini lengthwise. Scoop out pulp and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic and onion. Cook at
HIGH IV
2 minutes. Add zucchini pulp, tomato, pepper,
oregano, basil and parsley. Cook at HIGH 2 minutes. Stir
once. Drain mixture and set aside. Pat zucchini shells dry.
Place tomato mixture in each shell. Cut into bite-size
pieces. Place on a microwave- and heat-safe serving plate.
Cook at HIGH 6 to 7 minutes. Let stand, uncovered, 2
minutes before serving.
ORIENTAL SPARERIBS
2 pounds pork sparerlbs, cut in 1 rib portions
Va cup soy sauce
Va cup honey
V4 cup green onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
Va to 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
V4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Yield: 20 Appetizers
Arrange ribs meat-side down in a 2Va-quart shallow oval
casserole dish. Combine remaining ingredients. Brush ribs
with marinade.
Cook at HIGH 7 to 8 minutes. Turn ribs over and baste with
marinade. Cook at MEDIUM 7 to 8 minutes, or until ribs are
tender.
STUFFED MUSHROOMS
1 pound medium mushrooms (about 24 ), cleaned
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
Va cup dry bread crumbs
Vs cup white wine or water
'/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Vs teaspoon pepper
Yield: 24 Mushrooms (about 6 Servings)
Rennove stems from mushrooms. Finely chop enough
stems to equal 1 cup; set aside. Place bacon and onion in
bowl. Cook at HIGH 5 to
6 V 2 minutes, or until bacon is crisp
and onion is tender; stir once. Drain. Stir in chopped
mushroom stems, bread crumbs, wine, cheese and pepper.
Stuff mushroom caps with bread crumb mixture. Arrange
half of mushrooms in a circular pattern in a 9-inch
microwave-safe pie plate.
Cover with weix paper. Cook at HIGH 5 to 5Vz minutes. Let
stand, uncovered, 2 minutes before senring. Repeat
procedure with remaining mushrooms.
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