To Boil Fresh Cod
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Dress the fish and place it in a bowl of cold water with salt.
Let it stand for a few minutes.
Cook
Transfer the fish to a kettle and cover it with cold water.
Cook until the fish is well done.
Serve
Serve on a fish platter with butter.
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 cod
- The main protein, which cooks gently in water to become tender and flaky.
- Butter
- Adds richness and a smooth fattiness to the cooked fish when served.
The step that matters
Cook until the fish is well done. Cod is lean, and its proteins tighten and dry out when overcooked. Stopping once the flesh turns opaque and flakes easily keeps 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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