APPROX. COOKING TIME
(in minutes)
10 to 12
6 to 8
7 to 9
9 to 11

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Cooking Fish and Shellfish by Micro power

Clean fish before starting the recipe. Arrange fish in a single layer, overlap thin fillet ends to prevent overcooking. Prawns and scallops should be placed in a single layer.

Cover dish with plastic wrap. Cook on the power level and the minimum time recommended in the chart below. Halfway through cooking rearrange or stir prawns, fish fillets or scallops.

Cooking Fish and Shellfish using Micro power

FISH OR SHELLFISH

AMOUNT

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

Fish Fillets

500 g

Medium-Low

 

Scallops (sea)

500 g

Medium-Low

 

Green Prawns medium

500 g

Medium-Low

 

size (shelled and cleaned)

 

 

 

Whole Fish

500 g to 600 g

Medium-Low

 

(stuffed or unstuffed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directions for cooking fish by Auto Cook Å

GARLIC & CHILLI PRAWNS

 

Serves: 4

Minimum weight 120g / Maximum weight 500g

• Suitable for cooking whole fish and fish fillets.

Ingredients:

 

1 kg

medium uncooked king prawns

• Select fish suitable for microwave cooking and

1

small red onion, thinly sliced

place in a single layer in a shallow dish, with skin-

40 g

butter

side down.

3

garlic cloves, crushed

• Add butter, spices, herbs, or lemon juice to flavour.

2

fresh bird's eye chillies,

• Overlap thin edges of fillets to prevent overcooking.

 

deseeded & finely chopped

• Shield the eye and tail area of whole fish with small

12

small red capsicum, finely sliced

amounts of aluminum foil to prevent overcooking.

100 g

snow peas, trimmed

• Cover dish with plastic wrap.

1 tablespoon

lemon juice

• During the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ and

80 ml

thickened cream

prompt you to turn over.

14 cup

coriander leaves, chopped

• Allow large amounts of fish to stand for 3 to 5

Cooked jasmine rice, to serve

minutes after cooking before serving.

 

 

To Operate for Auto Cook:

Method:

Peel and de-vein prawns leaving tails in tact, set

Press Fish until desired weight is chosen. Press

Start.

 

aside. Place onion, butter, garlic and chilli into a

 

 

3Litre microwave safe dish. Cook on High for 4

 

 

minutes, stir halfway through cooking. Add prawns

SPICED WHOLE BREAM

and mix to combine. Cook on Medium-High for 3

Serves: 2

 

 

minutes. Stir in capsicum and snow peas, cover and

 

 

Ingredients:

 

cook on Medium-High for a further 3 minutes. Stir

 

through lemon juice, cream and coriander, season

2 x 400 g

whole bream

and cook on High for 1 minute. Serve immediately

1

clove garlic

with cooked rice.

3 stalks

coriander

 

1

red birds eye chilli

 

1 tablespoon

freshly chopped ginger

 

1 tablespoon

lime juice

 

2 teaspoons

fish sauce

 

2 teaspoons

brown sugar

 

2

green onions, sliced

 

Method:

Clean and scale fish, set aside. Process remaining ingredients in a food processor to form a paste. Rub the spice paste into the fish and place them in a microwave safe dish. Cook on Medium-Low for 12 to 15 minutes.

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