249. Pike, Sauce Matelote

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
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Ingredients (4)

a pike ↝ Fish, pike, walleye, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]
a matelote sauce ↝ Sauce, NFS [Dips, gravies, other sauces]
caper sauce ↝ Capers, canned [Spices and Herbs]
a little more sauce ↝ Sauce, NFS [Dips, gravies, other sauces]

Instructions (6)

Cook a pike exactly as in the last recipe.
Dress it upon a dish without a napkin.
Sauce with a matelote sauce over, made as directed for salmon sauce matelote.
This fish may also be served with caper sauce, as directed for the skate.
The smaller ones are the best.
The remains of a pike placed in the oven the next day, with a cover over it and a little more sauce added, is very nice.

Original Text

249. Pike, Sauce Matelote.—Cook a pike exactly as in the last, dress it upon a dish without a napkin, and sauce with a matelote sauce over, made as directed for salmon sauce matelote.

This fish may also be served with caper sauce, as directed for the skate; the smaller ones are the best; the remains of a pike placed in the oven the next day, with a cover over it and a little more sauce added, is very nice.

Notes

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