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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of bones from any white-flesh fish (halibut or whiting, for example)
  • 1 onion, whole
  • 6 peppercorns
  • Pinch of thyme
  • 2 quarts water

Method

  • Place fish bones, onion, peppercorns and thyme in the water and boil for half an hour.
  • Drain.
  • Wrap salmon in cheesecloth.
  • In a pan large enough to hold the salmon, bring court bouillon almost to a boil.
  • Place the salmon in and cook, at just below the boil, for 10 minutes for each inch of the salmon's thickness.