Boiled Mackerel
Ingredients
Directions
Clean the mackerel and wipe with a dry cloth.
Wash lightly with a cloth dipped in vinegar.
Wrap each fish in a floured linen cloth, shaping it closely.
Place in a pot and cover with salted water.
Boil gently for 30 minutes.
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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