Fricaseed Cod

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747

Source: The Art Of Cookery
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
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Ingredients (17)

Cod preparation

a piece of cod about one pound ↝ Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]

Fricassee base

the sounds, blanch them, then make them very clean and cut them into little pieces. If they be dried sounds, you must first boil them tender.
some of the rows, blanch them and wash them clean, cut them into round pieces about half inch thick
some of the livers, an equal quantity of each ↝ Duck, domesticated, liver, raw [Poultry Products]

Seasoning and liquid

a little beaten mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
grated nutmeg ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a little bundle of sweet herbs
an onion ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a quarter of a pint of fish-broth or boiling water ↝ Fish broth [Soups, Sauces, and Gravies]
a quarter of a pint of fish-broth or boiling water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
half a pint of red wine ↝ Wine, red [Wine]
a few oysters with the liquor strained ↝ Oysters, raw [Shellfish]
a piece of butter rolled in flour ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

White fricassee variation

white wine ↝ Wine, white [Wine]
a quarter of a pint of cream ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]

Garnish

lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]

Instructions (8)

Get the sounds, blanch them, then make them very clean and cut them into little pieces. If they be dried sounds, you must first boil them tender.
Get some of the rows, blanch them and wash them clean, cut them into round pieces about half inch thick, with some of the livers, an equal quantity of each, to make a handsome dish, and a piece of cod about one pound in the middle.
Put them into a stew-pan, season them with a little beaten mace, grated nutmeg and salt, a little bundle of sweet herbs, an onion, and a quarter of a pint of fish-broth or boiling water, cover them close, and let them stew a few minutes.
Then put in half a pint of red wine, a few oysters with the liquor strained, a piece of butter rolled in flour, shake the pan round and let them stew softly till they are enough.
Take out the sweet herbs and onion, and dish it up.
Garnish with lemon.

White fricassee variation

Instead of red wine, add white wine.
Add a quarter of a pint of cream.

Original Text

To fricaſey Cod.
GET the sounds, blanch them, then make them very clean and cut them into little pieces. If they be dried sounds, you must first boil them tender. Get some of the rows, blanch them and wash them clean, cut them into round pieces about half inch thick, with some of the livers, an equal quantity of each, to make a handsome dish, and a piece of cod about one pound in the middle. Put them into a stew-pan, season them with a little beaten mace, grated nutmeg and salt, a little bundle of sweet herbs, an onion, and a quarter of a pint of fish-broth or boiling water, cover them close, and let them stew a few minutes: Then put in half a pint of red wine, a few oysters with the liquor strained, a piece of butter rolled in flour, shake the pan round and let them stew softly till they are enough; take out the sweet herbs and onion, and dish it up. Garnish with lemon. Or you may do them white thus; instead of red wine add white, and a quarter of a pint of cream.

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