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.
Boil the water
Fill a pot with water and add salt.
Bring the water to a boil.
Cook the fish
Carefully add the John Dory to the boiling water.
Cook for about 10-15 minutes or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily.
Remove the fish from the pot and serve with your choice of sauce.
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 fish
- The main protein; it turns opaque and firm as it cooks, and its flesh flakes when done.
The step that matters
Cook for about 10-15 minutes or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily. Fish proteins set as they heat, so the flesh turns opaque and firm. Leaving it in too long squeezes out moisture and makes the flesh dry and tough, so check for flaking early in the 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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