Crimped Cod in Slices
Ingredients
Directions
Bring a pot of water to a boil.
Add the salt and vinegar.
Carefully add the cod slices; this will stop the boiling.
Once boiling resumes, add cold water to reduce the temperature.
Let it simmer on the side of the stove for a few minutes.
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 slices
- Protein that firms and turns opaque and flaky as it cooks gently in the water.
The step that matters
Adding the cod and managing the boil. Adding the cod cools the water and stops the boil. Vigorous boiling toughens and breaks up delicate fish, so letting the water return to a boil, then cooling it and simmering gently, keeps the slices tender and intact.
“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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