To Crimp Cod the Dutch Way
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Mix the 1 gallon of pure water and 1 pound of coarse sea salt together in a large bowl.
Cut the live cod into 1.5‑inch thick slices.
Soak the cod slices in the saltwater mixture for 30 minutes.
Remove the cod from the mixture and dry it well with a clean cloth.
Cook and serve
Flour the cod slices and broil them, or boil in salted water for 5 minutes.
Serve with your choice of sauce, garnished with horseradish and green parsley.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Cod fish
- Provides the main flesh, which firms and flakes as it cooks.
The step that matters
Soaking the cod slices in the saltwater mixture for 30 minutes. Salt penetrates the flesh over time and firms it, so soaking too long can leave the fish overly salty and dense.
“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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