Modern Cookery
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
Fill a large pot with water and add coarse sea salt.
Bring the water to a boil.
Cook and serve
Carefully place the whole salmon into the boiling water.
Boil the salmon until cooked through, about 15-20 minutes depending on size.
Remove the salmon from the pot and let it rest before serving.
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
- Salmon
- Forms the main protein; gentle boiling cooks it through while keeping the flesh moist.
The step that matters
Boiling the salmon until cooked through. Salmon turns dry and tough when overcooked, so checking doneness early in the 15-20 minute window protects its texture. Size changes timing, so the fish should be checked rather than timed blindly.
“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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