Mullets

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791

Source: The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (14)

salt and water ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
salt and water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
a pint of red wine ↝ Wine, red [Wine]
some salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
vinegar ↝ Vinegar [Mustard and other condiments]
two onions sliced ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a bunch of sweet-herbs ↝ Onions, sweet, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
some nutmeg ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
beaten mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
the juice of a lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
two or three anchovies
the fish ↝ Fish, mullet, striped, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]

optional additions

shrimp or oyster-sauce
shrimp or oyster-sauce ↝ Oyster sauce [Soy-based condiments]

Instructions (8)

Boil the mullets in salt and water.
When they are enough, pour away part of the water.
To the rest of the water, add a pint of red wine, some salt and vinegar, two onions sliced, a bunch of sweet-herbs, some nutmeg, beaten mace, and the juice of a lemon.
Boil these well together, with two or three anchovies.
Then put in the fish.
When they have simmered in it some time, put them into a dish.
Strain the sauce over them.
You may add shrimp or oyster-sauce according to your discretion.

Original Text

Mullets.
THESE must be boiled in salt and water. When they are enough, pour away part of the water, and put to the rest a pint of red wine, some salt and vinegar, two onions sliced, with a bunch of sweet-herbs, some nutmeg, beaten mace, and the juice of a lemon. Boil these well together, with two or three anchovies. Then put in the fish, and when they have simmered in it some time, put them into a dish, and strain the sauce over them. You may add shrimp or oyster-sauce according to your discretion.

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