To Benbeb Boiled Fish Fibh
Ingredients
Directions
Add water to a pot.
Mix in coarse sea salt and saltpetre.
Bring the water to a boil.
Add the fish and cook until done.
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
- Water
- Acts as the cooking liquid that carries heat to the fish.
The step that matters
Add the fish and cook until done. Fish cooks quickly in hot liquid and can overcook, becoming dry and tough. Watching for it to turn opaque and flake easily helps prevent this.
“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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