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Cod, Crimped

A cod fillet is cut, soaked in vinegar water, then boiled.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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The recipe

Ingredients

Contains: fish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Prepare

  1. Make deep cuts on both sides of the cod, two inches apart, and cut one or two gashes on the cheeks.

  2. Soak the fish in cold water with vinegar for 1–2 hours.

Cook

  1. To boil, plunge the fish into boiling water and simmer gently.

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

Cod
Is the main protein, cooked by simmering in boiling water.
Vinegar
Added to the soaking water to help firm the fish's flesh.

“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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