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To Boil a John Dory

A simple boiled John Dory seasoned with coarse sea salt and water.

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. Fill a pot with water and add a generous amount of coarse sea salt.

  2. Bring the water to a boil.

Cook and serve

  1. Carefully add the John Dory to the boiling water.

  2. Cook for about 10-15 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through.

  3. Remove the fish from the pot and serve with your choice of 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

John dory
The main protein; its flesh firms and turns opaque as it cooks through.

The step that matters

Cook until just cooked through. Fish proteins set as they heat and then tighten, squeezing out moisture. Leaving it in the boiling water too long makes the flesh dry and firm, so check for doneness near the early end of the time range.

“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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