A homemade hot sandwich is
one answer to the question: “What
can I cook that really tastes good
and is done really fast?”
With your microwave oven,
one homemade sandwich is done
in less than five minutes from
refrigerator to table. Of, if you’re
cooking for three or four (or if
some ingredients need thawing
first), preparation time is no more
than IS minutes.
Ingredient-wise, it means hav
ing some fish fillets or boneless
chicken breasts handy. (When I
buy fish fillets or chicken breasts,
I wrap them individually in freez
er paper or freeze them on a coo
kie sheet, then quickly transfer
them to a freezer-proof container,
separating pieces with waxed pap
er.) Also, keep a package of ham
burger rolls or whole wheat bread
in your freezer and remove rolls or
slices as you need them. Keep a
head of lettuce in your refrigera
tor, along with some salad and
cheese (or keep grated natural
cheese in your freezer.)
To season fish or chicken sand
wiches, you have many choices.
Common spices, such as those
used in today’s recipes, can be
sprinkled on as needed. Or you
can combine them in a small jar
with a sprinkle-on top and have
the mixture ready to use as
needed. Microwave season coat
ing mixes, such as French’s
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MINUTES
By JOYCE BATTCHER
Lemon Dill Fish. Lemon Butter
Fish. Italian Parmesan Chicken,
Garlic Butter Chicken or Bar
becue Chicken work well. Use
them according to package direc
tions with a pound of fish or
chicken breasts, or pour envelope
contents into a jar with a sprinkle
on top and use for individual
servings.
The first recipe. Fast Fish Bur
gers, is very simple: microwaving
seasoned fish fillets, popping
them in toasted rolls or bread and
adding lettuce and salad dressing.
These fish sandwiches are fresh
tasting and better for you than
fast-food versions. There’s no
extra calories from breading and
no extra fat from deep-fat frying
just good fresh-tasting fish.
Be careful not to overcook the
fish by following recipe direc
tions. And, drain off any liquid
that forms during cooking to pre
vent the roll or bread from getting
soggy.
Deluxe Barbecued Chicken
Burgers are also-quick and easy to
make. Again, be careful not to
overcook by following directions.
Here, as with the fish, arranging.
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covering and standing time help
give perfect results.
During final heating, be sure to
follow recipe directions to keep
rolls from getty soggy. And do not
microwave too long. If cheese
melts completely or rolls feel hot,
cheese will taste rubbery and the
rolls tough.
Fast Fish Burgers
1 pound lean boneless fish fillets,
such as torsk (cod), haddock, hali
but, pollack, ocean perch, etc.
1 teaspoon no-salt lemon herb
seasoning
'/ teaspoon dill weed
'A teaspoon paprika
Dash ground pepper (optional)
4 whole wheat hamburger rolls or
bread slices, toasted
Lettuce leaves
Low-calorie salad dressing, may
onnaise, or tarter sauce.
If frozen, thaw fish and pat dry
with paper towels. Place fish in a
shallow microwavable casserole
or 9-inch baking dish. Combine
no-salt lemon herb seasoning, dill
weed and paprika (and pepper if
desired), or substitute a store
bought microwave fish seasonsed
coating mix. Sprinkle about half
of mixture on fish; turn fish over
and sprinkle with remaining mix
ture. Arrange fish with thickest,
meatiest parts to outside edges of
dish. Tuck thin tail-parts under
neath. Cover with waxed paper.
Microwave (High) 3 to 5 minutes,
rotating dish once, or until fish
starts to look opaque (solid white).
Check after 3 minutes; rearrange
fish if necessary for even cooking.
Let stand, covered, about 2
minutes. Fish is done when it is
completely opaqued and, when
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tested with fork, flakes easily.
Drain fish and place on toasted
rolls or bread. Top with lettuce,
salad dressing and roll top. Makes
4 servings.
TO THAW FISH: Microwave
on Medium Low (30 percent pow
er, and 200 watts) IVS minutes.
Rotate and turn oven separate fish
as soon as possible. Microwave on
Medium Low VA minutes more.
Remove thawed pieces when they
are pliable, but still feel icy cold.
Let stand S minutes before
cooking.
FOR ONE: Combine spices. (If
desired, place a jar with a
sprinkle-on top). Place a 3 to
4-ounce fillet in a small micro
wavable baking dish or saucer.
Sprinkle with desired amount of
spice mixture. (Store remaining
mixture, tightly covered in a dark,
dry, cool place.) Cover fish with
waxed paper. Microwave (High) 1
to VA minutes, checking after 1
minute, or until almost solid
white. Continue as above.
Each sandwich: 315 calories,
29g protein, lOg fat, 22g carbohy
drate, 399 mg sodium, 0
cholesterol).
Deluxe Barbecued
Chicken Burgers
2 (3 to 4 oz. each) boneless chick
en breast halves
Paprika
Onion powder
Garlic powder (optional)
Ground black pepper (optional)
Butter or margarine
2 to 4 whole wheat hamburger
rolls, English muffins or Kaiser
rolls, toasted
Thick barbecue sauce
2 to 4 slices reduced-fat Cheddar
1 cheese.
Sprinkle both sides of chicken
with onion powder and paprika
(and, if used, garlic powder and
pepper), or substitute a store
bought microwave chicken sea
soned coating mix. Shape each
into a rounded pattie on a micro
wavable plate or pie plate. Cover
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with waxed paper. Microwave
(High) 1 minute; turn patties over,
rearrange and re-cover. Micro
wave (High) 1 to VA minutes or
until center looks done and feels
firm. Let stand 3 minutes before
testing for final doneness. Test by
cutting into thickest part of chick
en. If meat and juices are golden,
rather than pink, chicken is done.
Lightly buttered rolls and set
roll bottoms in a doughnut shape
on a microwave bacon rack or
paper-towel lined tray. Top with
chicken; drizzel each with about 1
tablespoon barbecue sauce. Top
with cheese and roll top. Cover
with a paper towel. Microwave on
Medium (SO percent power,
325-3 SO watts) 1 to VA minutes
or until cheese barely starts to
melt. Makes 2 large or 4 small
sandwiches.
VARIATION: Microwave 2
prepared breaded chicken patties
according to package directions.
(Allow about VA minutes to High
per pattie. Cover with waxed pap
er.) Continue as above.
(Each large sandwich: 290 calo
ries, 31g protein, 8g fat, 22g car
bohydrate, SlSmg sodium, 82 mg
cholesterol.)
Questions for Joyce?
Do you have a question about
microwave cooking? Send it to
Microwave Minutes, c/o Extra
Newspaper Features, P.O. Box
6118, Rochester, Minn. 55903:
Please include a self-addressed,
stamped, business-size envelope.
Recipes in this column are
tested in 600- and 650-watt micro
wave ovens. With an oven of dif
ferent wattage output, timings
may need slight adjustment
Joyce Battcher is an indepen
dent home economist microwave
specialist. She is author of
“Microwave Family Favorites”
and editor of “A Batch of Ideas”
newsletter.
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