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Fish
Fish cooks very well by microwave
as it stays moist and the lingering sh
smells left in conventional ovens are
avoided.
When is Fish Cooked?
Fish is cooked when it akes easily
and becomes opaque.
For 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 microwave for 20 minutes.
Wipe out oven with a dry cloth.
Arranging
Thin llets of 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 cling lm or lid.
Noise
During cooking, popping sounds may be heard. This is due to moisture trapped
between the esh, particularly with oily sh such as salmon and mackerel. This
can be minimised when cooking if the skin and esh is pierced several times with a
cocktail stick.
Liquid
Fresh sh should always be sprinkled
with 30 ml (2 tbsp) of lemon juice,
white wine or water.
When cooking frozen sh, add liquid as
above for even cooking.
Do not sprinkle salt onto sh before
cooking as this may make the sh dry.
Whole Fish
If cooking 2 whole sh together, they
should be arranged head to tail for
even cooking.
Large whole sh must have the tail and
head shielded halfway through cooking
with smooth pieces of tin foil secured
with cocktail sticks.
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