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How to Boil Fish

The liver and spawn should be cooked thoroughly to avoid being unwholesome.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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How to Boil Fish

Ingredients

Directions

  1. If using a whole salmon, fix the tail in the mouth with a skewer.

  2. Place the salmon in a turbot kettle with cold water and add salt.

  3. Boil gradually until cooked through.

  4. If using portions, place them in hot water for 1 minute, then lift out and let rest for 2 minutes. Repeat this 3-4 times.

  5. Continue boiling until the fish is done.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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