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Using your microwave oven – Siemens HF36V306 User Manual

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USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN

Cooking Fish and Shellfish: General Directions
• Prepare the fish for cooking:
- Completely defrost the fish or shellfish.
- Arrange unevenly shaped pieces with thicker parts

toward the outside of the dish. Arrange shellfish in a
single layer for even cooking.

- The type of cover you use depends on how you cook.

Poached fish needs a microwavable lid or vented
plastic wrap. Baked fish, coated fish, or fish in sauce
needs to be covered lightly with waxed paper to keep
the coating crisp and sauce from getting watery.

- Always set the shortest cooking time. Fish is done

when it turns opaque and the thickest part begins to
flake. Shellfish is done when the shell turns from pink
to red and the flesh is opaque and firm.

• The Fish and Shellfish Cooking Table below provides

specific directions with power level and cooking Time
settings for most types of fish and shellfish.

FISH AND SHELLFISH

FISH AND SHELLFISH COOKING TABLE

FISH

Fish fillets

Fish steaks

Whole fish

Scallops

Shrimp, shelled

COOKING TIME

3

1

/

2

-4

1

/

2

minutes

4

1

/

2

-5

1

/

2

minutes

4

1

/

2

-6 minutes

3

1

/

2

-5 minutes

3

1

/

2

-5 minutes

DIRECTIONS

Arrange fish in a single layer with thickest portion

toward outside edge of 1

1

/

2

quart microwavable

baking dish. Brush with melted butter and season,

if desired. Cook covered with vented plastic wrap.

Let stand covered 2 minutes. If you are cooking

more than 1 lb. of fish, turn the fish halfway

through cooking.

Arrange in a single layer. Prepare as directed above,

except stir instead of turning the shellfish.

POWER LEVEL

HI

HI

7

HI

HI

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