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Boiled Flounders

A simple boiled flounder seasoned with salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Boiled Flounders

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Place the flounders in a pot with enough boiling water to cover them.

  2. Add a little salt to the water.

  3. Remove any scum that forms on the surface.

  4. Boil the fish for ten minutes.

  5. Drain the fish on a plate before serving.

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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What each ingredient does

Flounders
The main ingredient, cooked gently in boiling water until the flesh turns opaque and flakes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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