Place shellfish with hinged side to the outside. Cover and cook on HIGH until they open. As shells open, remove from the dish and continue cooking until all shells open. Discard any that do not open. Seafood dishes that require stewing, poaching, or baking in a sauce cook extremely well in a microwave.
Cooked seafood is moist, flakes readily when tested with a fork and is opaque.
Do not discard the liquid in the bottom of the cooking pan. Freeze and use to make sauces that are rich with the flavour of seafood. Return to Index Mussels When purchasing blue mussels make sure the shells are dark in colour and that they are closed. Some open shells will close when gently tapped, if shells do not close then discard those specific mussels. The mussels should give a slight , fresh seafood odour.