Soups, Snacks And Starters - Panasonic A883 Operating Manual

Pumpkin Soup
Makes: 2 to 4
Ingredients:
1 kg pumpkin
1 diced onion
2 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon curry powder
Method:
Peel pumpkin and remove seeds. Dice pumpkin into 3 cm
pieces. Place pumpkin and onion in a 3-litre casserole dish.
Cook on HIGH for 15 minutes. Add stock and curry. Cover and
cook on HIGH for 15 minutes. Cool slightly. Purée pumpkin and
liquid in a blender or food processor.
Chicken and Prawn Laksa
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Laksa:
250 g rice noodles
8 cups boiling water
leaves from 1 bunch of coriander
4 small red chillies, seeds removed and finely
chopped
1 /
cup bean sprouts
2
4 thin slices lime
1 tablespoon peanut oil
400 g cooked chicken tenderloins, sliced
12 green king prawns, peeled
Soup:
2 tablespoons laksa paste
400 ml coconut milk
1 litre chicken stock
1 tablespoon soy sauce
fresh ground black pepper
Method:
Laksa:
Place the noodles and water in a 4 litre dish. Cover and cook on
High for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring halfway through. Drain well and
divide between 4 deep bowls. Place the coriander, chillies, bean
sprouts and lime on top. Place the peanut oil and prawns in a 1-
litre dish and cook on Medium-High for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring
halfway through. Add the chicken and prawns to each individual
dish and set aside.
Soup:
Place the laksa paste, coconut milk, stock, soy sauce and
pepper and cook covered on High for 8 to 10 minutes.
To serve:
pour the hot soup into the 4 bowls and serve.
Tomato Bacon Soup
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
4 rashers bacon, chopped
1 onion, diced
840 g can crushed tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon oregano
freshly ground black pepper
Method:
In a 4 litre dish place bacon and onion. Cook on HIGH for 3
minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, chicken stock, oregano
and pepper. Cook on High for 8 minutes. Stir. Cook on HIGH for
8 minutes. Puree.
Potato and Leek Soup
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
4 large potatoes, peeled and diced
1 /
1 cups thinly sliced leeks
2
2 teaspoons dried thyme
2 cups hot chicken stock
1 tablespoon flour
salt and pepper
1 /
1 cups cream
2
Method:
Place potatoes, leeks, thyme and chicken stock in a 3-litre
casserole dish. Cover and cook on HIGH for 10 to 12 minutes.
Cool slightly. Puree potato mixture in a food processor or
blender, adding flour, salt, pepper and cream. Return to dish.
Cook on MED HIGH for 4 to 6 minutes. Serve hot, in individual
bowls.
Croutons
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Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
6 slices bread, crusts removed
1 teaspoon mixed herbs (optional)
Method:
Melt butter on HIGH for 1 minute. Preheat oven on Grill 1. Cut
bread into 1 cm cubes. Combine melted butter and herbs, pour
over bread cubes. Mix well and place on a round baking tray.
Place on High Rack. Cook on Grill 1 for 3 to 4 minutes, turning
halfway through cooking.
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