Boiled Cod
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the cod
Soak the cod in cold water with a little coarse sea salt for 30 minutes.
Wipe the fish dry and wrap it in a clean linen cloth, ensuring it fits the shape of the cod.
Poach
Place the wrapped cod in a fish kettle.
Cover with water and bring to a boil.
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
- Cooks into firm, flaky flesh that holds together when the fish is gently poached.
The step that matters
Bringing the water to a boil. Once the water reaches a boil, the fish proteins firm quickly and can turn dry or ragged if the cod stays in too long, so watch it closely.
“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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