Microwave makes
fast work of gau

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"The Electric Kitchen" airing in the second half of January features guest cook Linda Wyrgatsch with Narcissus Festival recipes.

"Electric Kitchen" airs at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8:30 p.m. Monday, 5 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday on Oceanic Cable Channel 16. It also airs on Maui at 8:30 p.m. Thursday on Calabash Channel 44 (52 in Lahaina) and on the Big Island at 5 p.m. Monday and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Na Leo o Hawaii Channel 55 in Hilo and Kona.

Here is a recipe from the show. All the recipes from the show, as well as an archive of recipes dating to 1995, are available at the Hawaiian Electric Co. Web site, www.heco.com.

Microwave Shanghai Gau

1 cup dried red dates
1 pound mochiko (sweet rice flour)
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup salad oil
3/4 to 1 cup water
1/2 cup shelled pine nuts

In a saucepan, cover dates with water. Bring to a boil, lower heat and cook for 45 minutes, or until dates are soft; drain. Remove and discard pits from dates.

Line a 10 x 5-inch microwave-safe dish with plastic wrap. In a bowl, combine mochiko, sugar, oil, and water; mix well. Stir in dates and nuts. Pour mixture into prepared dish; cover with plastic wrap.

Microwave on high 7 minutes, rotating dish several times during cooking. Carefully turn gau over; cook 3 more minutes or until done. Let stand uncovered about 30 minutes.

Pull gau from sides of dish and invert onto a platter. Cool and cut into serving pieces. Serves 20.

Nutritional information unavailable.

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