To Boil Cods Sounds
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Soak the salted cods overnight.
Rub off the discolored skin and wash them well.
Cook
Place them in a mixture of cold milk and water.
Boil gently for 30 to 40 minutes, or longer until tender.
Skim off any scum that rises carefully.
Serve
Drain well and serve on a napkin with egg sauce and melted butter.
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
- Salted cod
- Is the main protein; soaking removes the excess salt before cooking.
- Cold milk
- Mellows the flavor and softens the salty fish during gentle cooking.
- Cold water
- Forms the poaching liquid that cooks the fish gently and evenly.
The step that matters
Boil gently for 30 to 40 minutes, or longer until tender.. A hard boil breaks the delicate fish into flakes and toughens the outside, so the liquid should only simmer.
“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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