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Eel Broth

A clear broth made by simmering eels with herbs, peppercorns, and salt, then strained and fat removed.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Eel Broth

Eel Broth

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Simmer the eels in water with parsley root or sweet herbs, peppercorns, and salt.

  2. When no more flavor can be obtained from the fish, strain the broth.

  3. Remove the fat from the broth.

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

Eels
Provide the main flavor and body of the broth as they simmer.
Parsley root or sweet herbs
Add aromatic flavor to the broth during simmering.

“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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