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Fish
Fish cooks very well by microwave as it stays
moist and the lingering
fi
sh smells left in
conventional ovens are avoided.
When is
fi
sh cooked?
Fish is cooked when it
fl
akes easily and
becomes opaque.
For
fi
sh with a strong odour, eliminate the
smell after cooking by placing 600 ml (1 pt)
of boiling water and 1 sliced lemon in a large
bowl, cook on SIMMER power for 20 mins.
Wipe out oven with a dry cloth.
Whole
fi
sh
If cooking 2 whole
fi
sh together, they should
be arranged head to tail for even cooking.
Large whole
fi
sh must have the tail and
head shielded halfway through cooking with
smooth pieces of tin foil secured with cocktail
sticks.
Arranging
Thin
fi
llets of
fi
sh i.e. plaice, should be rolled
up prior to cooking to avoid overcooking on
the thinner outside edge and tail. Fish steaks
should be arranged in a circle, thicker part to
the outside. Cover with pierced cling
fi
lm or
lid.
Liquid
Fresh
fi
sh should always be sprinkled with
30 ml (2 tbsp) of lemon juice, white wine or
water. When cooking Frozen
fi
sh, add liquid
as above for even cooking. Do not sprinkle
salt onto
fi
sh before cooking as this may
make the
fi
sh dry.
Noise
During cooking, popping sounds may be
heard. This is due to moisture trapped
between the
fl
esh, particularly with oily
fi
sh
such as salmon and mackerel. This can be
minimised when cooking if the skin and
fl
esh
is pierced several times with a cocktail stick.
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