FRIED FLOUNDERS

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Time: Cook: 10 min Total: 10 min
Yield: 1.0 person
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (4)

Flounders ↝ Fish, flounder, NFS [Fish]
egg ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
bread crumbs ↝ Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned [Baked Products]
boiling lard ↝ Lard [Fats and Oils]

Instructions (1)

Cleanse the fish, and, two hours before they are wanted, rub them inside and out with salt, to render them firm; wash and wipe them very dry, dip them into egg, and sprinkle over with bread crumbs; fry them in boiling lard, dish on a hot napkin, and garnish with crisped parsley.

Original Text

FRIED FLOUNDERS.

260. INGREDIENTS.—Flounders, egg, and bread crumbs; boiling lard.

Mode.—Cleanse the fish, and, two hours before they are wanted, rub them inside and out with salt, to render them firm; wash and wipe them very dry, dip them into egg, and sprinkle over with bread crumbs; fry them in boiling lard, dish on a hot napkin, and garnish with crisped parsley.

Time.—From 5 to 10 minutes, according to size.

Average cost, 3d. each.

Seasonable from August to November.

Sufficient, 1 for each person.

Notes

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