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To Boil Herrings

A simple boiled herring prepared with vinegar and water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Boil Herrings

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Thoroughly clean the herring.

  2. In a pot, combine equal quantities of vinegar and water.

  3. Bring the mixture to a boil.

  4. Add the cleaned herring to the pot.

  5. Cook until done.

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

Herring
Is the main protein, cooked gently in the hot vinegar and water liquid.
Vinegar
Adds acidity that flavours the fish and helps it firm up as it cooks.

“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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