Boiled Fish
From Observatory
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- Ingredients
- Fish weighing from 2 to 4 pounds
- Utensils
- Large covered saucepan
- Colander
- Directions
1.
Wash the fish, cut off the head and tail, and tie or sew the fish in a piece of clean white cheese-cloth.
2.
Put the fish in a large saucepan of rapidly boiling water, to which a tablespoon of vinegar has been added.
3.
Reduce the heat at once, and let simmer for thirty minutes if the fish weighs 2 pounds, and fifteen minutes longer for each additional pound.
4.
Lift the fish out of the saucepan, and put it into a colander to drain.
5.
When thoroughly drained open the cloth, lift the fish out by the sides of the cloth, and roll it carefully onto a hot serving platter.
- Remarks
Serve with Hollandaise Sauce.
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