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To Boil a John Dory

A simple boiled fish dish using John Dory, water, and salt.

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

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.

Prepare

  1. Remove the fins from the John Dory.

  2. Fill a pot with water and add salt to taste.

  3. Bring the water to a boil.

Cook

  1. Add the John Dory to the boiling water.

  2. Boil the fish until cooked through, about 10-15 minutes.

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

John dory
Is the main protein, cooked through by gentle boiling so the flesh turns opaque and firm.

The step that matters

Boil the fish until cooked through. Fish proteins set and firm as they heat, so overcooking makes the flesh dry and tough while undercooking leaves it translucent and unsafe. Checking for opaque, flaky flesh at the thickest point helps judge doneness.

“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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