Slices of Cod boiled (No. 151)

The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's ... · Kitchiner, William · 1817

Source: The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual
Time: Cook: 10 min Total: 10 min
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (9)

Slices of Cod boiled.—(No. 151.)
some salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
some salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
scraped horseradish ↝ Horseradish [Mustard and other condiments]
slices of lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
a slice of the liver ↝ Duck, domesticated, liver, raw [Poultry Products]
chitterling ↝ Chitterlings [Liver and organ meats]
Oyster sauce (No. 278)
plain butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (3)

Half an hour before you dress them, put them into cold spring-water with some salt in it.
Lay them at the bottom of a fish-kettle, with as much cold spring-water as will cover them, and some salt; set it on a quick fire, and when it boils, skim it, and set it on one side of the fire to boil very gently, for about ten minutes, according to its size and thickness.
Garnish with scraped horseradish, slices of lemon, and a slice of the liver on one side, and chitterling on the other.

Original Text

Slices of Cod boiled.—(No. 151.)

Half an hour before you dress them, put them into cold spring-water with some salt in it.

Lay them at the bottom of a fish-kettle, with as much cold spring-water as will cover them, and some salt; set it on a quick fire, and when it boils, skim it, and set it on one side of the fire to boil very gently, for about ten minutes, according to its size and thickness. Garnish with scraped horseradish, slices of lemon, and a slice of the liver on one side, and chitterling on the other. Oyster sauce (No. 278), and plain butter.

Obs.—Slices of cod (especially the tail, split) are very good, fried like soles (No. 145), or stewed in gravy like eels (No. 164, or No. 364—2).174-*

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