Strawberry Conserve

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Conserve is whole fruit jam.  As no water is added, an intense flavour results.   To make this Conserve I researched many recipes and took from several the ingredients and  method that I thought best suited the TMX. This recipe makes about 1  3/4 to 2 cups. 

Ingredients

500g. Strawberries, stems removed and washed.
350g sugar
1 dessertspoon of Vanilla. ( I used home made)
Juice of 1 small Lemon.
1/2  green Apple, washed and cored, and cut into 1/4 s.
2 teaspoons of Jam Setta.

Method

COOK WITH CAP OUT

Drop apple on to spinning blades, speed 5 / 5 seconds.
Add all remaining ingredients.
Cook, 25 mins/ temp 100/ speed 1
Increase temp to Varoma / 10 mins / speed 1. ( if boiling up through hole switch back to 100. )
Test for setting on small dish in freezer.
Bottle in sterile jars, screw lids on turn upside down for 10 mins.
Store in a pantry.  Once opened store in fridge. 

Notes.
The first boil at 100 allows for some evaporation, so that when the temp is increased,  it should not boil over.  However a lot depends on the amount of water in the fruit. 
The addition of green Apple, Lemon Juice and Jamsetta assist in the setting as Strawberry jam is notorious for not setting.

Spelt Bread with Lemon soaked Rye flakes

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I have adapted and changed this recipe ,  it was posted in 'Bread Milk and Blackberries'.     I have halved the recipe and changed the method,  to suit the TMX.

Ingredients
1/2 cup of rye flakes,  I think you could use any rolled flakes.
1 small lemon, juice and zest
1  3/4  to  2 cups of ice cold water.  ( the amount will depend upon the flour)
1 dessertspoon of salt
7g of dried yeast
1  1/2 tablespoons of olive oil
450g of Spelt flour.

Method

Soak Rye flakes in Lemon juice and zest for 15 to 30 mins.
Into TMX bowl Add all other ingredients and knead for 2 mins.   You may need to stop machine and stir with spatula to assist kneading. You should have a fairly soft dough.  Add more water if necessary,

Add the Rye Flakes and lemon juice.
Knead for 1 min.

Tip on to mat and form into a round ball.
Cover and allow to double, this could take up to 2 hours.  ( mine took 1 1/4 hours on a warm day.)

Bake in oven , 200o C, with water in dish in bottom.  for 25 to 30 mins.

Test to see if cooked right through. if not and, If in tin , remove and bake a further 10/20  mins on oven shelf.
Allow to cool before cutting.

Note,   No oven bounce,  so make sure it is more than double before placed in oven.

Chicken with Lime, Thai style

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This all in one dish is,  rice in Basket, Chicken in Varoma bottom tray and Veggies in top tray.  This amount is for 2 but can easily be doubled.
You will need a heat proof dish with lid for the chicken and the sauce.
The timing will depend upon,  how big the pieces of chicken are,  and if you use breast or thigh.
Place 1 liter of cold water into TMX bowl.
RICE IN BASKET. 
I used medium grain rice,  200g weighed into basket.  This should take about 20 mins to steam.

VEGGIES INTO TOP TRAY
Hard veggies such as carrot and pumpkin in tray first,  add greens later as they need a shorter time.

CHICKEN AND SAUCE
Add to heat proof dish,
250g of chicken cut into 3 cm. cubes or strips.
Juice of 1 lime
2 kiffir lime leaves , torn in 1/2,  or grated rind of 1 lime
1 clove of garlic,  crushed
1/3 cup of sweet chilli sauce,  or more if you like it spicy
1/2 cup of water.
Mix all together,  put lid on dish and set TMX, 35 mins, (breast),  45 mins (thigh)
Add hard veggies in top tray.
Check rice at 20 mins after water boils.  Remove to Thermoserver to keep warm.
Add soft veggies to top tray.

Mix 1 teaspoon of cornflour with a little water and stir into chicken,  at 25 mins.

The rice is enough for 2 meals for us, I reheat in Microwave or freeze for another meal.
I place 2 bamboo skewers under heatproof dish for better circulation.

Spinach and Sweet-potato gratin.

Inspiration for this recipe is from Smitten Kitchen Blog. 
This gratin will serve 4.
It can be made GF by replacing the flour in the roux with cornflour'
It can be made dairy free by replacing the milk with Soy milk,  and leaving out the butter and cheese.
It is a tasty dish which can be served as a side dish,  or as a main with a salad.
It can be doubled.

Heat oven to 200 o C

Ingredients

1/2 large onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 Tablespoon of oil
300g.  of Spinach, OR  Silver beet,OR  Chard,  OR NZ Spinach, washed and drained.
250g Sweet Potato  OR Pumpkin, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes.
300mls of milk
35 g flour
1 Tablespoon of flour.
3/4 cup grated cheese.
Nutmeg.
Fetta OR Ricotta , Optional
S and P to taste.
thyme.

Method

Drop Onion and garlic on to blades,  speed 5 / 5 seconds.  Scrape down and add oil.
Cook,  5 mins/Varoma/speed 2.
Add spinach, and saute, 3 mins./100/speed 1.
Add pinch of Nutmeg and zap 5 seconds.,
Drain and push out liquid.  Discard liquid.
Set aside.
rinse out bowl
Add Sweet potato , zap speed 5 /5 seconds .
Set aside
Wash bowl.
Add to bowl 300 mls milk, 35 g flour and butter, good pinch of nutmeg.
Zap at 5 to mix,
Cook 7 mins/ 100/ sp2/

Into a heat proof dish (17/19 cm ),  place a layer of Sweet potato. Use 1/2 the mix.  Dot this with Fetta or ricotta,  if using.
Add  1/2 spinach,  then remaining Sweet potato,  then remaining spinach.
Sprinkle a little fresh Thyme over.
Pour the white sauce over and spread to edges.
Sprinkle over grated cheese.
Bake in oven until brown on top, 35/45 minutes.

Lemon Chicken.

I have adapted this recipe from Neil Perry's Steamed Lemon Chicken.  The finished dish is light and juicy.
Perfectly suited to cooking in the Varoma.  This amount would form part of Chinese banquet,  or for a family,  with rice and stir fried veggies,  a meal.

350g chicken thigh fillets, skin on,  cut into 3 pieces.
1  1/2 lemons,  1/4 length wise
pinch of freshly ground white pepper ,  to serve.
2 spring onions, julienned to serve.
MARINADE
1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine, ( could use rice wine vinegar or dry Sherry)
1  1/2 Tablespoons of light Soy Sauce
1  1/2 Tablespoons of Oyster Sauce
2 teaspoons Sesame oil
2 teaspoons of sea salt
1 Tablespoon of sugar.

Place chicken into heat proof dish that , will fit into the Varoma,  and has a lid or can be covered with foil.
Squeeze the juice from the lemons over the chicken,  Add the skins to the dish and stir.
Mix all marinade ingredients together and add to dish,  Stir.
Leave for 30 mins
Add 1 liter of cold water to TMX bowl,  place dish with chicken into Varoma and set TMX for 40 mins/Varoma/speed 2.
( I place 2 Bamboo Skewers under dish to allow steam to better circulate )
( If you wish to reduce the cooking time,  add boiling water to TMX bowl)

Clay Pot Chicken,

This Chinese dish is cooked mostly in the Varoma and then finished off on the stove.  The first step can be made the day before it is required,  refrigerated then finished off.  The recipe was inspired by an AWW recipe , in ,NO Carb,  NO Fat.
This makes 2 generous serves.

First step
pour  1 liter of water into TMX bowl and set Varoma in place.

Place into a heat proof cooking bowl,  that will fit into the Varoma,
400g chicken Thigh, cubed into 3 cm pieces
1 dessertspoon of each, fish sauce, soy sauce , Char Sui sauce
1 Tablespoon of lime juice,
10g of fresh lemon grass chopped
2 cloves of garlic, crushed.
1/2 large brown onion,  sliced into moon shaped slices
good pinch of chilli flakes,
1/2 cup of Chicken stock.
Stir
Cover with a lid or foil and place in Varoma.
Set 40 mins/Varoma temp/speed 2,    half way through stir.

Second step
50g of fresh mushrooms, ( or more) quartered ,
4 spring onions
1/4 0f a Chinese cabbage, cut into 4cm squares.

Pour the first mixture into a large frying pan and add second mixture, stir.
Cover with lid.
Bring to the boil and cook for 5 mins.
Thicken with  corn flour , ( I used 3 teaspoons full ), mixed with a little water.

Can be served as is,  or a packet of soft precooked noodles can be added and heated through.

Imitation Maple Syrup

Mum used to make this,  and we thought it was the real thing.  Of course after the war,  you couldn't buy many things,  so people made do.  Many years later when I found the real Canadian Maple Syrup,  I understood how clever Mum was.  This recipe, made in the TMX is as close as I can remember it.  You may wish to adapt the various components to suit your taste.

250g.  Honey,  ( I used yellow Box)
200g.  Golden Syrup
1 tablespoon of Vanilla Extract.
1 Dessertspoon of Cornflour mixed in 1/2 cup of water
1Tablespoon of lemon juice
a pinch of both Cinnamon and salt.

Weigh and measure all ingredients into TMX bowl.
Zap to combine.
Cook 100o /15 minutes /speed 2.

Taste and adjust as need be.  The flavor of the honey can make a big difference to the end result.