Microwave cooking

dried fruit in honey jelly90 g (3 oz) honey
60 g (2 oz) dried apricots
60 g (2 oz) raisins
12 g (0.4 oz) gelatin sheets
5 g (0.2 oz) lemon juice
330 ml water

Catfish Potato HashIngredients
1 pound catfish fillets, coarsely chopped
2 small russet potatoes
1 medium red bell pepper, diced
1 bunch scallions, sliced
1/2 cup diced ham
3 teaspoons canola oil, divided
1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 lemon, cut into quarters

Autumn-Vegetable-CasseroleIngredients:
* 1 medium aubergine, trimmed and thinly sliced
* 6 large tomatoes, skinned and quartered
* 1 green pepper, cored, seeded and cut into strips
* salt
* freshly ground black pepper
* 1 red pepper, cored, seeded and cut into strips
* 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley (optional)
* 2 medium onions, chopped
* juice of 1/2 lemon
* 4 tablespoons sunflower oil
* 1lb (450g) courgettes, sliced

Steamed-sponge-puddingIngredients:
* 125g (4 oz) Stork margarine
* 125g (4 oz) castor sugar
* 2 eggs, size 3
* 175g (6 oz) self-raising flour, sieved with
* 1 x 5ml spoon (1 teaspoon) baking powder
* 2 x 15ml spoons (2 tablespoons) milk

Apple-and-Molasses-Chutney_cIngredients:
* 1lb (450g) Bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 1 tablespoon salt
* good 1/2 pint (300ml) pickling vinegar
* 8oz (225g) dark muscovado sugar or molasses sugar
* 2 fat cloves garlic, crushed
* 6oz (175g) sultanas
* 2 level tablespoons dry mustard
* 2 level tablespoons ground ginger
* 4 drops Tabasco sauce

parisienne-potatoesImperial
1 lb potatoes, peeled
1/2 oz flour
salt
1 teaspoon paprika
2 oz butter
parsley sprigs

roast-chickenImperial
1 x 3 lb oven-ready chicken


Metric
1 x 1.5 kg oven-ready chicken


Place the chicken, breast-side down, in a large deep dish. Cover with a piece of greaseproof paper and MICROWAVE ON HIGH for 10 minutes. Pour off the liquid. Turn the chicken over and cover the leg and wing tips with small pieces of foil, making sure they do not touch the oven walls. MICROWAVE ON HIGH for 14-16 minutes until the flesh near the bone is opaque, or until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a skewer. Leave to stand for 10 minutes. If preferred, brown under a preheated hot grill before serving.
Serves 6

Gammon-with-Cumberland-Sauce_cIngredients:
* 2 1/2 lb (1.25kg) gammon joint
* chopped fresh parsley, to serve

mushrooms-beelzebubImperial
9 oz mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 oz butter
1/4 pint double cream
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
1 tablespoon mustard powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon cornflour
salt and freshly ground pepper
paprika

Turkey-in-Cider-and-Mushroom-Sauce_cIngredients:
* 5lb (2.25kg) whole turkey
* 1/2 pint (300ml) cider
* 1 large onion, chopped
* freshly ground black pepper

steak-and-kidney-puddingImperial
For the filling
1 oz butter
1 oz flour
1/3 pint hot water
9 oz ox kidney, cored and finely chopped
1 lb chuck steak, cubed
2 onions, grated
1 beef stock cube, crumbled
salt and freshly ground pepper
For the pastry
8 oz flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 oz shredded suet
8-10 tablespoons cold water