68. Eel Broth, very strengthening

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (8)

a small eel ↝ Fish, eel [Fish]
water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a few sprigs of parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
two button onions ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a clove ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

for serving with the fish

a little melted butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]

Instructions (9)

Skin the eel as described, wash well, then cut into slices.
Put the eel slices into a small saucepan, just covered with water.
Add a little salt, a few sprigs of parsley, two button onions, and a clove.
Let it simmer very gently until the eels are tender.
Skim off all the fat.
Pass the broth through a very fine sieve into a cup.
Serve when required, taking only a spoonful at a time.

Serving suggestion

A patient is sometimes allowed to take part of the fish.
Serve a little melted butter and parsley with the fish.

Original Text

68. Eel Broth, very strengthening.—Take a small eel, which skin as described, and wash well, then cut into slices, which put into a small saucepan, just covered with water, add a little salt, a few sprigs of parsley, two button onions, and a clove; let it simmer very gently until the eels are tender, when skim off all the fat, pass the broth through a very fine sieve into a cup: it is then ready to serve when required, but a spoonful only should be taken at a time.

A patient is sometimes allowed to take part of the fish, which being so much boiled, constitutes a lighter food than eels are in general; a little melted butter and parsley might be served with them.

Notes

—