To Boil Fresh Salmon
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.
Tie the salmon in a cloth.
Place it in a kettle with boiling water.
Boil slowly for 10 minutes per pound.
Sprinkle the salmon with coarse sea salt before placing it in the cloth.
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
- Fresh salmon
- Its protein sets as it heats, giving the flesh a firm, flaky texture.
The step that matters
Boil slowly. Water that boils vigorously agitates the fish and can toughen and break up the flesh. A gentle simmer heats the salmon evenly, keeping it moist and tender.
“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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