Baked Fish with Sauce

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (21)
Fish Preparation
Force-meat
Baking
Sauce
Garnish
Instructions (8)
  1. Cut off the heads of the fish, gut them, and take out the blood from the bone as clean as possible.
  2. Make a force-meat of shrimps or oysters chopped small, half a penny loaf crumbled, a little lemon-peel shred fine, the yolks of two eggs, and a little salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
  3. Put this into the bellies of the fish, sew them up, and turn them round on the dish.
  4. Put flour and butter over them, pour a little water into the dish, and bake them in a moderate oven.
  5. When done, take the gravy from under them, and skim off the fat.
  6. Strain the gravy through a hair sieve, and add one tea-spoonful of lemon-pickle, two of browning, a large spoonful of walnut-catchup, a glass of white wine, an anchovy, and a slice of lemon.
  7. Let the sauce boil ten minutes, and thicken it with butter and flour.
  8. Garnish with lemon and crisped parsley.
Original Text
CUT off their heads, gut them, and take out the blood from the bone as clean as possible. Make a force-meat of shrimps or oysters chopped small, half a penny loaf crumbled, a little lemon-peel shred fine, the yolks of two eggs, and a little salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Put this into the bellies of the fish, sew them up, and turn them round on the dish. Put flour and butter over them, pour a little water into the dish, and bake them in a moderate oven. When done, take the gravy from under them, and skim off the fat; strain it through a hair sieve, and add one tea-spoonful of lemon-pickle, two of browning, a large spoonful of walnut-catchup, a glass of white wine, an anchovy, and a slice of lemon. Let it boil ten minutes, and thicken it with butter and flour. Garnish with lemon and crisped parsley.
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