229. Fried Whiting

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (4)

whiting ↝ Egg, white only, raw [Eggs and omelets]
flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
egg ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
bread-crumbs ↝ Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned [Baked Products]

Instructions (5)

The whiting is generally skinned, and the tail turned round and fixed into the mouth.
Dip it first into flour, then egg over and dip it into bread-crumbs.
Fry as directed for the sole.
For whiting aux fines herbes, proceed as directed for sole aux fines herbes.
I prefer the whiting fried with their skins on, merely dipping them in flour.

Original Text

229. Fried Whiting.—The whiting is generally skinned, and the tail turned round and fixed into the mouth; dip it first into flour, then egg over and dip it into bread-crumbs, fry as directed for the sole; for whiting aux fines herbes, proceed as directed for sole aux fines herbes. I prefer the whiting fried with their skins on, merely dipping them in flour.

Notes

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