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To Boil Prawns

A simple method for boiling prawns in salted water and garnishing with parsley.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Boil Prawns

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the prawns

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add coarse sea salt.

  2. Add the prawns to the boiling water and cook for 6 to 8 minutes.

  3. Skim off any scum that rises to the surface.

Cool and serve

  1. Drain the prawns in a colander and let them cool on a large dish or soft cloth.

  2. Once cooled, arrange the prawns on a very white napkin on a saucer or small basin.

  3. Garnish with curled parsley and serve immediately.

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

Coarse sea salt
Seasons the cooking water so the prawns are lightly flavoured as they cook.

“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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