Guide For Cooking Poultry In Your Microwave; Guide For Cooking Seafood In Your Microwave - Amana Radarange AMC5108AAB Owner's Manual

Cooking Instructions

Guide for Cooking Poultry in Your Microwave

• Place poultry on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe
dish.
• Cover poultry with wax paper to prevent spattering.
• Use aluminum foil to shield bone tips, thin meat areas, or areas that
start to overcook.
• Check the temperature in several places before letting the poultry
stand the recommended time.
Food Cook Time /Power Level
Whole Cooking Time:
Chicken 5-8 min. / lb. 170° -180°F
Up to 4 lbs. Power Level: Medium
High(7)
Chicken Cooking Time
Pieces 5-8 min. / lb.
180°F dark meat
Up to 1½ 170°F light meat
lbs. Power Level: Medium
High(7)
Directions
Place chicken breast-side
down on roasting rack.
Cover with wax paper. Turn
over when the cooking time
is half up. Cook until juices
run clear and meat near the
bone is no longer pink. Let
stand 5-10 min.
Place chicken bone-side
down on dish, with the
thickest portions towards
the outside of the dish.
Cover with wax paper. Turn
over when the cooking time
is half up. Cook until juices
run clear and meat near the
bone is no longer pink. Let
stand 5-10 min.
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Guide for Cooking Seafood in Your Microwave

• Cook fish until it flakes easily with a fork.
• Place fish on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe
dish.
• Use a tight cover to steam fish. A lighter cover of wax paper or paper
towel provides less steaming.
• To avoid overcooking fish, check it at minimum cooking time.
Food Cook Time /Power Level
Steaks Cooking Time:
6-10 min. / lb.
Up to 1.5 Power Level: Medium
lbs. High(7).
Fillets Cooking Time:
3-7 min. / lb.
Up to 1.5 Power Level: Medium
lbs. High(7)
Shrimp Cooking Time:
3-5 min. / lb.
½
Up to 1 lbs.
Power Level: Medium
High(7).
Directions
Arrange fillets in a baking
dish, turning any thin
pieces under. Cover with
wax paper. If over ½ inch
thick, turn over and
rearrange when cooking
time is half up. Cook until
fish flakes easily with a
fork. Let stand 2-3 min.
Arrange fillets in a baking
dish, turning any thin
pieces under. Cover with
wax paper. If over ½ inch
thick, turn over and
rearrange when cooking
time is half up. Cook until
fish flakes easily with a
fork. Let stand 2-3 min.
Arrange shrimp in a baking
dish without overlapping or
layering. Cover with wax
paper. Cook until firm and
opaque, stirring 2 or 3
times. Let stand 5 min.