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Boiled Bass

A whole bass is cleaned, salted, and boiled for 30 minutes.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Boiled Bass

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Scrape off the scales from the bass.

  2. Wash the fish in salt and water.

Boil

  1. Place the fish in a fish kettle and add enough boiling water to cover it.

  2. Boil for 30 minutes.

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

Bass
The main protein, cooked gently in simmering water until it turns firm and flaky.

“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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