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Boiled Fish

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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. a quart of water
  2. a dessertspoonful of salt
  3. a teaspoonful of vinegar
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Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. Place the fish in hot water, with a dessertspoonful of salt and a teaspoonful of vinegar to about a quart of water.
  2. Have only enough water to half cover the fish, and after the water once comes to the boil, only allow it to simmer.
  3. The time depends on the thickness of the fish ;
  4. it is usual to allow about ten minutes to the pound, and ten minutes over for round fish and rather less for flat ones.
  5. When cooked, allow to drain for a few minutes over the fish kettle, and dish on a hot dish on a folded napkin.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Colander
  • Kettle