Simple LAL-D friendly cooking methods

Healthy Sauté

• Heat some vegetable stock in a sauté or frying pan
• When stock begins to steam add the vegetables
• Cover if required
• Cook until vegetables are al dente

Steaming

• Fill bottom of steamer with 3cms of water and bring to boil
• Add vegetables to steamer basket
• Cover steamer & cook until vegetables are al dente
• You can use a stainless-steel steamer over a saucepan with a saucepan lid, but best results with a proper steamer 

Rapid Boiling

• Fill a saucepan 3/4 full of water & bring to boil
• Add vegetables and leave uncovered
• Cook until vegetables are al dente
• Drain and serve

Poaching

• Take a frying or sauté pan and put about 3 cms of cold water in base
• Add the vegetables and cook for about 5 minutes
• Place fish fillets on top of vegetables & cover.
• Cook until fish is cooked through

Grilling

• Is another great way to cook without adding fat
• Place a stainless-steel sauté pan under a grill on high
• When pan is very hot – about 10 minutes – add the meat or fish and cook until done to your taste