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To Boil Fish

Boil a whole fish in salted water.

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

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Prepare the fish as directed.

  2. Fill a fish kettle with enough cold water to cover the fish.

  3. Add 2 ounces of coarse sea salt for every half-gallon of water.

Boil the fish

  1. Place the fish on a drainer and lower it into the kettle.

  2. Bring the water to a boil.

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

Whole fish
The main component, cooked gently in the salted water until it is done.
Coarse sea salt
Seasons the cooking water so the fish is flavoured 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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