Basic Instructions For Cooking; Fresh And Frozen Vegetables; Fresh And Dried Fruits - Fagor uCOOK Manual Del Usuario

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BASIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR COOKING

Basic instructions for cooking the foods
which are most commonly prepared in
pressure cookers.

Fresh and frozen vegetables

• Wash all fresh vegetables thoroughly.
• Peel all tubers, such as red beets,
carrots, potatoes and turnips.
• Whole winter pumpkin should be
pierced several times with a fork
before cooking.
• If the approximate cooking time is
more than 10 minutes you should
use two cups of water.
• You should never fill the pressure
cooker to more than two thirds of its
capacity.
• When you cook frozen vegetables
you must extend the total cooking
time by between 1 and 2 minutes.
• Use the quick-release when the
cooking time is completed.
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VEGETABLES APPROXIMATE
COOKING TIME
Swiss chard, thickly cut 2 minutes
Artichoke, large, without leaves 9-11 minutes
Artichoke, medium, without leaves 6-8 minutes
Peas, in the pod
Broccoli, shoots 8 minutes
Broccoli, stalks 8 minutes
Zucchini, Acorn, half 7 minutes
Zucchini, Summer, 1-inch slices 8 minutes
Pumpkin, 2-inch slices 3-4 minutes
Onions, whole, 1 inch diameter 2 minutes
1/2-
Common cabbage, thickly cut 1-2 minutes
Green curly kale, thickly cut 5 minutes
Cauliflower, flower heads 2-3 minutes
Endive, thickly cut 1-2 minutes
Asparagus, fine, whole 1-1 1/2 minutes
Asparagus, thick, whole 1-2 minutes
Spinach, frozen 4 minutes
Spinach, fresh, thickly cut 2 minutes
Beans, white, in the pod 8 minutes
Beans, in the pod 4 minutes
Green beans, whole 2-3 minutes
Corn, on the cob 3 minutes
Swede, 1 -inch slices 7 minutes
Turnip, small, in quarters 3 minutes
Turnip, in 1 inch slices 3 minutes
1/2-
Okra, small pods 2-3 minutes
Sweet potato, 1 inch slices 5 minutes
1/2-
Potatoes, white, new, small whole 5 minutes
Potatoes, white, 1 inch slices 6 minutes
1/2-
Potatoes, red, new, small whole 5 minutes
Potatoes, red, 1 inch slices 6 minutes
1/2-
Red beet, in 1/4 inch slices 4 minutes
Red beet, large, whole 20 minutes
Red beet, small, whole 12 minutes
Brussels sprouts, whole 4 minutes
Cabbage, red or green, in quarters 3-4 minutes
Cabbage, red or green, 1/4 inch slices
Tomatoes, in quarters 2 minutes
Carrots, 1/4 inch slices
Carrots, 1-inch slices 4 minutes
Fresh and dried fruit
Fresh fruit:
• Wash and/or core fruit. If you prefer,
peel and slice it.
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