Thermomix basics
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This page contains all of the Thermomix basics from Fast and Easy Cooking and Thermomix TM31 Imprescindible para su cocina the books with come with the British and Spanish machines respectively. I feel it is useful to have this information in one place.
Contents
How it cleans itself
Squirt a tiny amount of washing-up liquid into the Thermomix bowl and add 1 litre hot water. Pulse on Turbo setting for about 3-8 seconds, depending how dirty the bowl is. Rinse under a hot tap and replace onto the base. You can dry it by placing a tea towel in it and running for a few seconds on REVERSE speed 2.
You can also give the bowl an occasional 'spring clean'. Wash the bowl as normal and add:
- 3 tsps bicarbonate of soda
- Enough tap water to cover the blades
- 1-2 tbsps white vinegar
Set to 10 minutes / 90° / Speed 3.
Leave to rest for a further 10 minutes.
Wash with washing-up liquid as above, then rinse and dry.
Steaming ingredients in the Varoma basket
Put 800g cold tap water in the bowl and set to Temp. Varoma / Speed 1. Timings are for ingredients straight from the fridge and vary according to size and quantity.
| Ingredient | Quantity | Time | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asparagus | 800g | 25 minutes | Fine, whole (can be as quick as 10 minutes if steaming just a few spears) |
| Broccoli | 500g | 12-16 minutes | Florets |
| Broccoli | 800g | 20-25 minutes | Florets |
| Carrots | 500g | 15-20 minutes | Cut into rounds |
| Carrots | 800g | 35 minutes | Cut into rounds |
| Cauliflower | 500g | 12-16 minutes | Florets |
| Cauliflower | 800g | 20-25 minutes | Florets |
| Courgettes | 500g | 10-15 minutes | Cut into rounds |
| Fennel | 800g | 12-25 minutes | Cut in pieces |
| French beans | 500g | 12-25 minutes | Whole |
| Runner beans | 800g | 20-25 minutes | 2 cm lengths |
| Sweet peppers | 500g | 10-18 minutes | Cut into strips |
| Peas | 800g | 20-25 minutes | Whole |
| Potatoes | 800g | 20-35 minutes | 2cm chunks |
| Potatoes | 1kg | 25-35 minutes | According to size |
| Pears | 800g | 20-25 minutes | Cut into quarters |
| Apples | 500g | 15-20 minutes | Cut into eighths |
| Peaches | As many as will fit | 20-25 minutes | Halved, stones removed |
| Beef | 800g | 50-60 minutes | In rolls |
| Turkey | 900g | 40-50 minutes | Breasts |
| Pork tenderloin | 1kg | 40-50 minutes | In rolls |
| Mussels | 1kg | 15-20 minutes | Scrubbed |
| Seafood (crab, king prawns, crayfish, barnacles, shrimps, langoustine, clams, mussels, etc) | 500g | 10-15 minutes | Do not put more than 500g of water in the bowl |
| Fish fillets | 1kg | 10-15 minutes | En papillote |
| Octopus | 1-2kg | 35-45 minutes | Do not put more than 500g water in the bowl |
| Sea bream in salt | 800g | 20 minutes | Whole fishes |
| Flan (Creme Caramel) | 1 litre | 35 minutes | |
| 'Tocino de cielo | 1 litre | 55 minutes |
Cooking rice and pasta in the bowl
| Item | Ingredients | Programming |
|---|---|---|
| Basmati rice | Up to 400g rice in the internal steaming basket, 1kg water, 1 teaspoon sea salt (use only 800g water if cooking 150g rice or less) | 5 seconds / Speed 5, then 20 minutes / Temp. Varoma / Speed 2½. Turn up to Speed 4 if it bubbles up onto TM lid. |
| Paella rice | 800g water plus salt and 350g rice | 7 Minutes / Temp. Varoma / Speed 4, add rice to internal steaming basket 13 minutes / Temp. Varoma / Speed 4 |
| Brown rice | Up to 400g rice in internal steaming basket, 1.25kg water, 1 teaspoon seasalt | 5 seconds / Speed 5, then 35-45 minutes / Temp. Varoma / Speed 2½. Turn up to Speed 4 if it bubbles up onto TM lid. |
| Wild rice | Up to 350g rice in internal steaming basket, 1.25kg water, 1 teaspoon seasalt | 5 seconds / Speed 5, then 40-45 minutes / Temp. Varoma / Speed 2½. |
| Dried pasta shapes | 1.2kg water, ½ teaspoon salt, 100g-500g dried pasta shapes | Boil water and salt 11 minutes / 100°C / Speed 1 then add pasta. Cook packet time plus 2 minutes / 100°C / Speed Spoon / Reverse Blade, turning down to 90°C if it bubbles up onto TM lid. |
Grinding things
| Item | Ingredients | Programming |
|---|---|---|
| Caster sugar | Up to 200g granulated sugar | 3-4 seconds / Speed 10 [I feel that 2 seconds is about right, rather than 3-4] |
| Icing sugar | Up to 200g granulated sugar | 30 seconds / Speed 10 |
| Jaggery or palm sugar | Lumps about 2-3cm in size | Grind Speed 10 to granulated / caster / icing sugar finish |
| Coffee | Up to 250g coffee beans | 30 seconds / Speed 8 for cafetières or grind at Speed 10 until fine for espresso |
| Lentils | 40g-250g | 30 seconds / Speed 8 or longer until fine |
| Nuts | Whole almonds with or without skin, or cashews, whole or broken pieces, raw or dry toasted, 2 tablespoons to just below of blade unit | Speed 6 (or Speed 8 for a finer grind) for a few seconds until fine, but not oily, eg 100g almonds for 10 seconds / Speed 8; 100g walnuts 6 seconds / Speed 6 |
| Poppy seeds | 100g poppy seeds | 20 seconds / Speed 9 for use in Austrian / Polish /German baking recipes or Speed 10 until fine for use in Indian recipes |
| Ground rice | 40g-200g rice | Speed 10 until fine |
| Rice flour | 200g flour | 3 minutes / Speed 10. Brush out with a dry brush |
| Wheat flour | 300g wheat grains | 1 to 1½ minutes / Speed 10. Brush out with a dry brush |
| Wheat flour | 500g wheat grains | 1½ to 2 minutes / Speed 10. Brush out with a dry brush |
| Chickpea (gram, besan) flour | 40g to 100g chickpeas | 3 minutes / Speed 10. Brush out with a dry brush |
| Chickpeas | 40g to 250g chickpeas | 30 seconds / Speed 8, or longer until fine |
| Mixed spices | 1 tbsp to top of blade unit | Speed 10 until fine |
| Nutmeg | 8 to 12 nutmegs | 15 to 20 seconds / Speed 10 |
| Nutmeg | 3 to 7 nutmegs | 1 minute / Speed 10, scrape sides of bowl with spatula. Grind again Speed 10 until fine if required |
| Cinnamon | Cinnamon sticks 5cm size, 4 sticks or up to top of blade unit | 1 minute / Speed 10, tip out and dry 3 to 12 hours. Grind again 2 minutes / Speed 10 |
| 'Cloves | From 1 tablespoons to top of blade unit | 30 seconds / Speed 10 or until fine, stopping to scrape bowl as required |
| Coriander seeds | From 1 tablespoons to top of blade unit | 1 minute / Speed 10 or until fine, stopping to scrape bowl as required |
| Cardamom seeds, to release seeds from pods | 1 teaspoon to 10 tablespoons | A few seconds / Reverse Blade / Speed 4 until the husks are loosened and seeds released. Discard husks. |
| Cardamom, ground | 1 teaspoon seeds or pods to top of blade unit | Speed 10 until fine |
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