GE JE1456KWH Use And Care & Cooking Manual page 27

Cheese and Eggs
1. Eggs may be prepared many ways in the microwave oven.
Always pierce whole yolks before microwaving to prevent
bursting.
2. Never cook eggs in the shell. Do not reheat hard cooked eggs in
the shell. They will explode.
Food Container
Cheese
Fondue
safe 2-qt. dish
Eggs
Basic eggs Buttered
custard cup
9-in. pie plate
Omelet
Poached eggs custard cup
(4 maximum)
Quiche 9-in. pie plate
Glass
Scrambled
measuring cup
or casserole
Fish and Seafood
1. Fish is done when it tlakes easily when tested with a fork. Center
may still be slightly translucent, but will continue cooking as fish
stands a few minutes after cooking.
Food Container
Clams, 6 Pie plate or
shallow dish
Fillets or Oblong dish
steaks ( I lb. )
Pie plate or
Shrimp—1 lb.
shallow dish
(peeled)
2-qt. casserole
(unpeeled)
Oblong dish
Whole fish
3. Cook eggs just
Cover Power Level & Time
Cover or High ( 10)
plastic wrap
Medium (5)
Plastic wrap Medium (5)
No High ( 10)
Medium (5)
Plastic wrop
Medium (5)
Meal-High (7)
No Meal-High (7)
No High ( 10)
2. Cook fish with or without sauce. A tight cover steams fish. Use a
3. Do not overcook fish. Check at minimum time.
Cover Power Level & Time
Plastic wrap High ( lo)
Wax paper or High ( 10)
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap High ( 10)
Lid or
High ( 10)
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap High ( 10)
They are delicate and can toughen if
until set,
overcooked.
Comments
To make sauce Make basic white sauce, substituting wine
Medium (5) for 8 to 9 minutes, whisking
Puncture membrane of yolk to prevent
per egg bursting.
Melt butter Sprinkle cheese over omelet. Microwave X
to I minute until cheese is slightly melted.
1 to 2 min. Heat 2 tablespoons water and X teaspoon
vinegar in each cup. Break 1 egg into
each custard cup. Cover loosely with
plastic wrap. Cool according to guide.
per egg Microwave at Medium (5) X to X minute
per egg. Let stand in water a few minutes.
Pour filling into precooked 9-inch pie shell.
I 7 to 22 min.
Scramble eggs with 1 teaspoon butter and I
tablespoon milk per egg. Place in oven and
per egg
microwave for half of total time. Stir set
portions from the outside to the center. Allow
to stand I or 2 minutes to finish cooking.
lighter cover of wax paper or paper towel for less steaming.
Comments
4 to 7 min. Place in dish with hinged side out
5 to 7 min. Microwave until fish flakes easily. Turn
steaks over after half of cooking time.
Brush with garlic butter before cooking.
Rearrange after 4 minutes.
5 to 9 min. Place shrimp in casserole. Add 2 cups
hottest tap water. Cover. Stir after 5
minutes.
5 to 7
min.
Shield head
per lb.
and thin tail with aluminum foil.
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