Fried Fish
Ingredients
Directions
Boil enough water in a fish kettle to cover the fish.
Add salt to the boiling water.
Place the fish on a drainer and submerge it in the boiling water.
Boil rapidly for 3-4 minutes, then skim the surface.
Reduce heat and simmer gently until the fish is cooked, checking doneness by removing fins, checking for cracked skin, or using a skewer near the bone.
Do not leave the fish in the water after cooking; keep it warm by placing it on a drainer over hot water and covering it with a cloth.
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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