FRIED RICE

Feeling like Asian food?
Try out this fried rice recipe you can make in the microwave!


You will need the following:

1 cup rice (I use long grain, Jasmine or Basmati)
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup chopped vegetables (fresh or frozen)
1 medium chopped onion
2 slices bacon, chopped
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon tomato sauce (ketchup)
1 tablespoon soy sauce


METHOD:

Combine ingredients and microwave!

Sago Pudding - Microwave recipe

 

 

 

Ingredients:

 

 

250 ml sago

1,5 litre milk

pinch salt

1 tbs margarine

250 ml sugar

3 eggs, separated

1 tsp vanilla essence

Soak sago for 3-4 hours in 500ml milk




Instructions:

Boil 1 litre milk, salt and margarine on high for 10 minutes in a deep microwave bowl.

Meanwhile, mix 3 egg yolks and sugar till creamy.

 

Remove milk mixture, add sago and mix well.

 

Microwave for 5 minutes, stir well.

 

Microwave for 5 minutes, stir well.

 

Add egg mixture, stir and microwave for 5 minutes, stir well.

 

Add stiffly beaten egg whites and vanilla essence.

 

Lightly mix.

 

Allow to cool and set for 15 minutes.

 

Enjoy with a little apricot jam and custard.

Microwave Chocolate Cake

 

Beat in a blender:

 

3 eggs

1 tin of condensed milk;

1 can cream

1 tablespoon (coffee) vanilla extract;

1 tbsp (tablespoons) unsalted butter or margarine;

1/2 cup cocoa powder.

 

 

 

Instructions:

 

Place in a greased microwave bowl with oil (plastic or glass form suitable for microwave) for 8 minutes at full power.

Let cool for 5 minutes, unmold and garnish with chocolate sprinkles.

 

 

Cadbury Two-Minute Cup Cakes

Ingredients

· 60 g butter

· ¼ cup caster sugar

· 1 tablespoon Cadbury Bournville Cocoa

· 1 egg, beaten

· ½ cup self-raising flour

· 8 marshmallows

Method

Melt the butter in a large microwave proof bowl on High (100% power) for 30 seconds.

Add the sugar and cocoa. Mix well to dissolve any lumps.

Add the egg and flour, and stir through with a fork.

Spoon the mixture into eight triple thickness paper patty pans. Place around the edge of the microwave turntable and cook on High for 1 minute.

Place a whole marshmallow on the top of each cup cake. Cook on High for 30 seconds or until the marshmallow begins to melt. Remove from the oven immediately.

Leave to cool.

Caramel Pecan Brittle

1⁄2 cup Marzetti® Old Fashioned Caramel Dip

1 tsp. butter

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

1 1⁄2 cups pecan halves

Lightly butter a cookie sheet pan. Combine the Marzetti Old Fashioned Caramel Dip and sugar in a 2-quart microwave safe glass bowl.

Microwave on high power for 4 minutes. Stir in pecans; return bowl to microwave for 3 minutes. Stir in butter and vanilla; return bowl to microwave for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in baking soda and immediately pour mixture onto prepared pan. Using a spatula spread mixture into a layer about 1/4” thick. Cool completely and break into desired sized pieces.

To store brittle, layer it on wax or parchment paper in an airtight container.