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Recipes
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Austria
Bread dumplings
Semmelknödel (for 5 servings)
Total cooking time: approx. 7-10 minutes
Utensils required: bowl with lid (1 litre size)
6 cups or blancmange moulds
Ingredients
2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g)
1onion (50 g), finely chopped
500 ml milk
200 g dried bread cubes
(from approx. 5 bread rolls)
3 eggs
Preparation
1. Cut the bread rolls into small cubes and soak in the
milk.
2. Divide the fat on the bottom of the bowl and add
the chopped onion. Cover and cook.
1-2 min. 900 W
3. Add the onion to the bread cubes. Beat the eggs,
add them and mix well to form a workable paste. If
necessary add a little milk.
4. Divide the paste equally into 5 cups or blancmange
moulds, cover with microwave foil, arrange on the
edge of the turntable and cook.
6-8 min. 900 W
Allow the dumplings to stand for about 2 minutes
after cooking. Turn the dumplings into a plate
before serving.
Italy
Oven-baked lasagne
Lasagne al forno
Total cooking time: approx. 17-21 minutes
Utensils required: bowl with lid (2 litres size)
shallow square oven-proof dish
(approx. 20 x 20 x 6 cm)
Ingredients
300 g tinned tomatoes
50 g ham, finely diced
1onion (50 g), finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
250 g beef mince
2 tbsp tomato puree
salt & pepper
oregano
thyme
basil
150 ml cream (crème fraiche)
100 ml milk
50 g grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp mixed chopped herbs
1 tsp olive oil
salt & pepper
nutmeg
1 tsp vegetable oil to grease the dish
125 g lasagne verde (green sheet pasta)
1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese (5 g)
1 tbsp butter or margarine
Preparation
1. Slice the tomatoes, mix with the diced ham and
chopped onion, the garlic, the beef mince and the
tomato puree. Season, cover and lightly braise.
6-8 min. 900 W
2. Combine the cream with the milk, parmesan cheese,
herbs and oil and season.
3. Grease the oven-proof dish. Lay a third of the pasta
on the base of the dish. Cover the pasta with one
half of the minced beef and pour on a little of the
sauce. Form a layer with the second third of the
mince, some sauce and the remainder of the pasta.
Finally cover the pasta thoroughly with sauce and
top with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese. Dot with
flakes of butter and cook on the low rack.
11-13 min. 450 W + 220˚ C
Allow the lasagne to stand about 5 to 10 minutes
after cooking.
Vegetables, Noodles, Rice and Pasta
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