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Cheese and Eggs
1. Eggs may be
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 inch pie
plate
Poached eggs
1 X-qt. casserole
(4 maximum)
Quiche
Microwave-safe
1 -qt. measure
(filling)
9 inch pie plate
Scrambled
Glass
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
Fillets or
Round dish
steaks ( I lb.)
Pie plate
(peeled)
(unpeeled)
18
(continued)
Cover
Power Level & Time
Cover or
High (10)
plastic wrap
Medium (5)
Plastic wrap
Medium (5)
No
High (10)
Medium (5)
Casserole
High (10)
cover
Medium (5)
No
Meal-High (7)
Meal-High (7)
No
High (10)
Power Level & Time
Cover
Wax paper or
High (10)
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap
High (10)
Lid or
High (10)
plastic wrap
3. Cook eggs just until set. They are delicate and can toughen
overcooked.
Comments
To make sauce Make basic white sauce, substituting wine
5 to 7 min.
for milk. Add cheese and microwave at
6 to 8 min.
Medium (5) for 6 to 8 minutes, whisking
every 2 minutes.
1 to 1 M min.
Puncture membrane of yolk to prevent
per egg
bursting.
Melt butter
Sprinkle cheese over omelet. Microwave
7 to 9 min.
melted.
7 to 8 min.
Heat 2 cups hot water 5 to 6 minutes on
Boil 2 cups
High (10). Break eggs onto plate,
water.
puncture membrane. Swirl boiling water
1/2 to 1 min.
with spoon, slip in eggs gently. Cover.
per egg
Microwave at Medium (5) 1/2 to I min.
per egg. Let stand in water a few minutes.
Filling:
Combine and microwave filling, stirring.
2 to 3 min.
every 1 to 2 minutes. Pour filling into
Quiche:
precooked shell. Microwave additional
10 to I 2 min.
time shown at left.
3/4 to 1 k min.
Scramble eggs with 1 teaspoon butter and
per egg
I tablespoon milk per egg. Place in oven
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.
2. Cook fish with or without sauce. A tight cover steams fish. Use
a lighter cover of wax paper or paper towel for less steaming.
3. Do not overcook fish. Check at minimum time.
Comments
5 to 7 min.
Microwave until fish flakes easily. Turn
steaks over after half of cooking time.
6 to 8
min.
Brush with garlic butter before cooking.
Rearrange after 4 minutes.
7 to 9 min.
Place shrimp in casserole. Add 2 cups
hottest tap water. Cover. Stir after
5 minutes.
minute until cheese is slightly
I
if
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