223. Economical mode of cooking Sturgeon

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (8)

main ingredient

a piece of sturgeon about two pounds weight ↝ Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]

seasoning

a little water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
a little chopped eschalot may be used

accompaniment

potatoes round it ↝ Potatoes, raw, skin [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
Peas, if in season ↝ Peas, green, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
melted butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (4)

Place a piece of sturgeon weighing about two pounds under a piece of meat that is being baked on a stand in a dish.
Add a little water, salt, pepper, and optionally chopped eschalot to the dish with the sturgeon.
Arrange potatoes around the sturgeon.
If peas are in season, serve them as an accompaniment with melted butter.

Original Text

223. Economical mode of cooking Sturgeon.—Take a piece of sturgeon about two pounds weight, and on sending a piece of meat to the baker’s to be baked on a stand in a dish, put the sturgeon under it, with a little water, salt, pepper, &c., and a little chopped eschalot may be used; you can also put potatoes round it. Peas, if in season, are a good accompaniment, with melted butter.

Notes

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