Steam Cooking
These Bao buns are so easy to make in bulk in the steam cavity. They are great served warm straight from the oven and go perfectly with pulled pork, or jack fruit or for a bbq.
This dish has a lovely flavour with the tangy lemon and nutty tahini. It cooks in 20 minutes so it is perfect for mid-week cooking. The steam cavity makes light work of the quinoa and chicken as they can be cooked at the same time!
A fabulous vegan dessert that is very easy to make. These little pots are bursting with delicious chocolate sauce. By using olive oil in the mixture it gives a lovely smooth batter that is light and airy when cooked. This is a dessert for vegans and non-vegans alike and they are best served warm with lashings of sauce.
Making an omelette in the steam cavity is really quick and easy. It is not an omelette in the traditional sense but a tasty combination of eggs, cheese, tomato, onion and basil all gently steamed to perfection. They can also be made in silicon cake cases to take on a picnic!
This is a hands off lemon tart! Let the steam cavity and main oven do the work for you. This is a great easy recipe for a last minute get together. The lemon filling is cooked in the steam cavity while the pastry bakes blind in the oven. Lemon and pastry are then brought together and finished off using the fan-assisted oven. As the lemon is set as soon as it comes out of the oven then this lemon tart can be served hot or cold or simply at room temperature.
This versatile recipe uses the steam cavity and integrated grill. This is a vegan recipe that can easily be made into a vegetarian one or meat eaters one! Have a look at the cooks notes below for ideas on how to make different versions of this dish. A quick simple supper with a salad or have the steaks with homemade chunky chips and garlic (vegan) mayo!
Decadent white chocolate, double cream and raspberries are a winning combination in this steamed dessert. The steam cavity is perfect for this type of pudding. Rather than a traditional burned sugar crust this brûlée has a sour cream topping which helps to cut through the sweetness of the white chocolate.
This is a lovely dish for mid-week cooking. It’s a great store cupboard recipe so perfect for last minute meals. Don’t be put off by the list of ingredients for the curry paste – these are all easy to find common spices, readily available and if you don’t have them all then it is quite forgiving so just go with what you have.
Making porridge in the steam cavity is joyful. There is no need to keep returning to check on the porridge and find it welded to the base of the pan. Instead, you simply pop the ingredients into a metal tin and press start. The steam cavity cooks the porridge beautifully and evenly in under 10 minutes.
This dish is so quick and easy. It has a zingy dressing that is perfect for a mid-week pick me up. It’s time saving too and can all be cooked, in one dish, in the steam cavity in 10 minutes.
The steam cavity is perfect for niçoise salad. All of the elements of the dish can be cooked in the steam cavity at the same time! This is a really great flavoursome meal and although it’s called a “salad” it is very substantial.
