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Food Weight Cooking Time
• Carrots/Broccoli
Sprouts
• 480g • 20 min
• Potatoes • 500g • 40 min
• Mini Carrots • 400g • 20 min
• Babycorn • 170g • 20 min
• Baby Vegetable Mix • 350g • 15 min
• Fresh Peas • 170g • 8 min
Packaged vegetables
Many supermarkets sell pre-prepared/packaged vegetables for convenience and ease of use. These are
ideal when preparing meals as the leg work is already done for you.
Most packs include steaming instructions for the vegetables; however these times are for steaming on the
hob or microwave, but may need to be adjusted dependant upon weight and personal preference.
Use the times listed below as a rough guide.
• Mussels • 200g
• 800g
• 5 min
• 5-8 min
Food Weight / Number Cooking Time
• King Prawns • 100g
• 400g
• 5-7 min
• 7- 10
Fish and seafood
Fish is cooked when it flakes easily with a fork.
Frozen fish may be steamed without thawing, however it must be separated before steaming and the
cooking time extended.
Add lemon wedges and herbs whilst steaming to improve flavour
• Salmon Fillets • 1 fillet 140g
• 4 fillets 560g
• 15 min
