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To Boil Soles

A simple boiled sole served with anchovy, shrimp, or lobster sauce.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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To Boil Soles

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Empty the sole and remove the gills and fins.

  2. Clean and wash the sole thoroughly without skinning it.

  3. Soak the sole in cold water with dissolved salt.

Cook and serve

  1. Heat the water slowly and simmer the sole for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on its size.

  2. Drain the sole on a plate and serve it quickly with anchovy, shrimp, or lobster sauce.

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

Sole
Forms the main body of the dish, cooked gently in water so the flesh 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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