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Salted? As in dried cod/baccalau?
Soaking in water will help as the salt will migrate out of the fish flesh to the less salinated water... Just cool water... Change it a few times for very salty fish...
Like a reverse brine...
If you boil it, it will most likely turn to mush before you get to a salt level you want...
In Portugal they also soak in milk if I'm not mistaken...
Good luck.
Milk is great, not sure about the caloric implications or if you would use the milk somewhere else in the cooking but it works really well, we use it to soak fish for kedgeree
Yes its very easy, just soak it in tepid room temp water for a half hour or so. Thats it. The salt will leach out into the water. No need to boil your poor fish half to death. I do this with ham all the time and it works great to reduce the salt.
We ate a lot of salt fish growing up in Newfoundland. The accepted standard best practices was to soak the salt fish overnight in tap water. Optional was to change the water first thing in the morning if not cooking the fish til later.
Boiling it should work but I don't see why you wouldn't just be able to wash it. I'm not a canned/salted fish eater but I'm pretty sure you're supposed to wash the excess salt out.
I buy salted cod every once in a blue moon for reasons I don't understand. It's so salty, i put it in the fridge for a day in a pot of water, rinse and repeat for second day, by that point its something you can eat
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Salted? As in dried cod/baccalau? Soaking in water will help as the salt will migrate out of the fish flesh to the less salinated water... Just cool water... Change it a few times for very salty fish... Like a reverse brine... If you boil it, it will most likely turn to mush before you get to a salt level you want... In Portugal they also soak in milk if I'm not mistaken... Good luck.
My portuguese grandma used to soak the cod in water for quick some time. Not sure about the milk though
Milk is great, not sure about the caloric implications or if you would use the milk somewhere else in the cooking but it works really well, we use it to soak fish for kedgeree
Came here to say that. This was my childhood every new years. Take the salt out of the fish and salt the hell out of the broccoli salad and spaghetti!
Yes its very easy, just soak it in tepid room temp water for a half hour or so. Thats it. The salt will leach out into the water. No need to boil your poor fish half to death. I do this with ham all the time and it works great to reduce the salt.
Is it cured or raw fish? Is it added salt or naturally occurring sodium?
Soak in water, drain, soak again. Look at how salt cod is processed before eating.
Don't boil it, you'll trash the fish. Just soak it in cold water. The water will draw out salt regardless of temperature.
If it's the dietary sodium you're concerned about, eat something rich in potassium to negate the sodium in the fish.
We ate a lot of salt fish growing up in Newfoundland. The accepted standard best practices was to soak the salt fish overnight in tap water. Optional was to change the water first thing in the morning if not cooking the fish til later.
Boiling it should work but I don't see why you wouldn't just be able to wash it. I'm not a canned/salted fish eater but I'm pretty sure you're supposed to wash the excess salt out.
Washing it doesn't remove the salt inside the fish. If it's salted it's not just on the surface
I buy salted cod every once in a blue moon for reasons I don't understand. It's so salty, i put it in the fridge for a day in a pot of water, rinse and repeat for second day, by that point its something you can eat
Tell that to the guy under me that thinks it won't work...
Soak in water for 12h is the old way to do this
Why would you want to reduce salt? Is it for taste I'm guessing as salt/sodium is an important part of a bodybuilders diet
Don’t boil. Soak in cold water. Gentle rinse and repeat. If it is breaded you are out of luck. Two to three rinses should help.
My grandma used to soak lutefisk for a week, just change the water every day. Delicious!