Ah, the humble microwave. So handy for zapping up popcorn, reheating a cuppa and leftovers. We tend not to think of using the microwave as a legitimate means of cooking food. The reasons for this are many - the perceived bad health of eating foods that have been zapped by radiowaves; the dry, chewy texture it gives the food; or it just explodes inside and makes it hell cleaning it up afterwards.
Over the years, I have heard the occasional story or two where people use the microwave to cook proper meals - anything from a whole chicken to desserts. But I never thought of trying it myself.... until now.
When Mr G invited me to join their weekly Fish Thursdays lunch, I was a bit skeptical. Cooking fish in a microwave... and at work? It seemed to be a recipe for a pongy office and wasted fish. However, in the interest of trying something new, I tagged along one Thursday.
My ocean trout a-cooking in the microwave. Within two minutes, it's ready.
Fish with a view.
Microwaved fillet of ocean trout w salad.
I was quite surprised to taste how delicious the ocean trout was. Tender, not over cooked and still quite juicy and evenly cooked. As the fish is so fresh, there wasn't a hint of fishiness - in the taste and in the office. The simple salad was tasty. As I'm trying to limit my intake of carbs, I don't always have a potato. However, I have had it with the fish one time, and it was properly cooked, tender but not mushy/floury.
You could do far worse for your workday lunch. For around $7 for a fresh, healthy lunch, I'm definitely on board for Fish Thursday! We enjoy our Fish Thursdays so much that we've even contemplating doing Fish Tuesdays as well.... time will tell!
2 comments:
That's a great lunch idea for work
yup. i've even started cooking whole spuds in the microwave at home.
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