Fish And Seafood - GE JES41W Use And Care & Cooking Manual

Cheese and Eggs
1. Eggs may be prepmed 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
Eggs
Basic eggs Buttered
custard cup
Omelet 9-in. pie plate
Poached eggs
(4 maximum)
Quiche 9-in. pie plate
Glass
Scrambled
measuring cup
or casserole.

Fish and Seafood

1. Fish is done when it flakes 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
Round dish
Fillets or steaks
(1 lb,)
Pie plate
Shrimp—1 lb.
(peeled)
Shrimp—1 lb.
(unpeeled)
3. Cook eggs just until set. They are delicate and will toughen if
Cover Time
Cover or To make
plastic wrap sauce
5 to 7 min.
6 to 8 min.
Plastic wrap 1 to 1 K min.
per egg
No
1 min.
7 to 9 min.
Casserole 6 to 8 min.
Boil 2 cups
cover
water.
1/2 to 1 k min.
per egg
No 8 to 10 min.
No
min. per egg
2. Cook fish with or without sauce. A tight cover steams fish. Use a
3. Do not overcook fish. Check at minimum time.
Cover Time
Wax paper or 5 to 7 min.
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap 4 to 7 min.
Lid or 4 to 7 min.
plastic wrap
overcooked.
Comments
Make Basic White Sauce, substituting
wine for milk. Add cheese and
microwave at High for 6 to 8 minutes,
whisking every 2 minutes.
Puncture membrane of yolk to prevent
bursting.
Sprinkle cheese over omelet. Microwave
1/2 to 1 minute until cheese is slightly
melted.
Heat 2 cups hot tap water 5 to 6 minutes
on High. Break eggs onto plate, puncture
membrane. Swirl boiling water with
spoon, slip in eggs gently. Cover.
Microwave at High 1/2 to 1 min. per egg.
Let stand in water a few minutes.
Pour filling into precooked shell.
Scramble eggs witb 1 teaspoon butter and
and microwave for half of total time. Stir
set portions from the outside to the center.
Let stand 1 or 2 minutes to finish cooking
lighter cover of wax paper or paper towel for less steaming.
Comments
Microwave until fish flakes easily. Turn
steaks over after half of cooking time.
Brush with garlic butter before cooking.
Rearrange after 4 minutes.
Place shrimp in casserole. Add 2 cups
hottest tap water, Cover. Stir after
5 minutes.
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