A microwave in the kitchen is already as familiar as the gas stove itself. Only many users of this wonderful device do not use all its capabilities. Of course, it is convenient to reheat food and refresh bread in the microwave, but is it worth buying an expensive item for the sake of the reheat function? Let's look at least the simple dishes that you can cook in it.
For example, a potato in a microwave is prepared in so many different ways that it always allows you to organize a varied diet.
Boiled potatoes are a component of many salads, in the microwave they cook quickly and have the consistency that is convenient to cut.
Potatoes are cooked in the microwave in two ways - peeled and peeled. Peeled potatoes are put in a pan of heat-resistant glass or ceramic, to the bottom of which pour 100-120 ml of water. Close the pan with a lid. Then you can use the automatic cooking program or set the time yourself. If you trust your own settings more, then cook 5-6 medium potatoes at a power of 800-1000 watts for 12 minutes.
If the potato in the microwave is cooked in a peel, it must be properly prepared. The technology of cooking in the microwave oven leads to the rupture of products with a dense skin, steam breaks them from the inside. These products include potatoes, eggs, eggplant, dense apples. So that you don’t have to collect the potatoes in pieces, pierce the peel in several places with a toothpick or a wooden skewer skewer before cooking. Cook on the plate for the same 12 minutes at full capacity. You can cover with a lid, then it is less likely that the potato will dry out.
Of course, a potato in the microwave helps out when there is no time to cook. But you can cook more delicious dishes, slightly expanding the preparatory work. Many options have baked potatoes in the microwave. Cut the washed tubers in half lengthwise, lay on a fireproof flat dish with the cut up. You can grease the top in a variety of ways: simply with mayonnaise, sour cream with garlic, olive oil and salt, wipe with cheese or put a piece of salted lard on each cut. After 12 minutes, the dish is ready, use full power, do not cover the dish.
Baked potatoes in the microwave, not only in dry form, but also with various sauces and additives. Clean it so that in its pure form it turns out a pound, cut into cubes, fold on a heat-resistant stewpan. Separately, prepare a white sauce: in a pan, melt a couple of tablespoons of butter, pour the same amount of flour, stir and pour a glass of cream. Do not replace cream with sour cream, it has a sour taste, and potatoes harden from acid.
Pour the prepared potatoes with hot sauce and send in the microwave under the lid for 10-12 minutes. Set the wave power to 80%. At this time, grate 100 g of hard cheese on a coarse grater. After the signal, remove the dish from the microwave, pepper, add a little salt, cover with cheese and put on for another 5 minutes at full power, without covering.
And even everyone’s favorite french fries in the microwave are also being prepared. The preparatory work is ordinary: peel the potatoes, wash, cut into fries. Dry well, add a few tablespoons of vegetable oil and mix. Fill the soaked potatoes in a baking sleeve, puncture holes in the sleeve and place in full microwave for 15 minutes at full capacity. The potato is ready, serve right away.