Cooking seafood in your microwave

Cooking Charts

Cooking vegetables in your microwave

•Vegetables should be washed just before cooking. Rarely is extra water needed. If dense vegetables such as potatoes, carrots and greens are being cooked, add about ¼ cup of water.

•Small vegetables (sliced carrots, peas, lima beans, etc.) will cook faster than larger vegetables.

•Whole vegetables, such as potatoes, acorn squash or corn on the cob, should be arranged in a circle on the turntable before cooking. The will cook more evenly if turned over halfway through cooking.

•Always place vegetables like asparagus and broccoli with the stem ends pointing towards the edge of the dish and the tips toward the center.

•When cooking cut vegetables, always cover the dish with a lid or vented microwavable plastic wrap.

•Whole, unpeeled vegetables such as potatoes, squash, eggplant, etc., should have their skin pricked in several locations before cooking to prevent them from bursting.

•For more even cooking, stir or rearrange whole vegetables halfway through the cook time.

•Most of the time, the denser the food the longer the required standing time. For example, a baked potato should stand for 5 minutes before serving, while a dish of peas may be served immediately.

Place fish on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish. Be sure to always cook fish until it flakes easily with a fork. Use a tight cover to steam fish; a lighter cover of wax paper or paper towel provides less steaming. And be sure not to overcook fish; check it for doneness at a minimum cooking time before cooking longer.

Seafood	Cook time/power level	Directions

Fish steaks	Cook time: 7-11 min./lb.	Arrange fish on roasting rack with meaty portions towards the outside of
Up to 1½ lbs.	Power level: med-high (7)	rack. Cover with wax paper. Turn over and rearrange halfway through cook
		time. Cook until fish flakes easily with fork. Let stand 3-5 mins.

Fish fillets	Cook time: 4-8 min./lb.	Arrange fillets in a baking dish, thuring any thin pieces under. Cover with wax
Up to 1½ lbs.	Power level: med-high (7)	paper. If over ½ inch thick, turn over and rearrange halfway through cook
		time. Cook until fish flakes easily with fork. Let stand 2-3 mins.

Shrimp	Cook time: 4-6½ min./lb.	Arrange shrimp in a baking dish without overlapping or layering. Cover with
Up to 1½ lbs.	Power level: med-high (7)	wax paper. Cook until firm and opaue, stirring 2 or 3 times. Let stand 5 mins.