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To Boil a John Dory

A boiled John Dory served with lobster sauce.

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

Prepare

  1. Gut the fish immediately to prevent unpleasant taste.

  2. Remove the long spikes and trim the fins, but do not remove them completely.

Boil and serve

  1. Place the fish in a kettle and cover with cold water mixed with salt.

  2. Boil for 20 minutes if the fish is large.

  3. Serve with 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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