WHITE FISH SAUCE

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (7)

two anchovies
one glass of white wine ↝ Wine, white [Wine]
two of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
half a nutmeg grated ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
a little lemon peel ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a spoonful of white wine vinegar ↝ Vinegar, red wine [Spices and Herbs]
near a pound of butter rolled in flour ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (6)

Wash two anchovies, put them into a saucepan, with one glass of white wine, and two of water, half a nutmeg grated, and a little lemon peel.
When it has boiled five or six minutes, strain it through a sieve.
Add to it a spoonful of white wine vinegar.
Thicken it a little.
Then put in near a pound of butter rolled in flour.
Boil it well, and pour it hot upon your fish.

Original Text

To make WHITE FISH SAUCE.
WASH two anchovies, put them into a sauce-
pan, with one glass of white wine, and two of
water, half a nutmeg grated, and a little lemon
peel; when it has boiled five or six minutes,
strain it through a sieve, add to it a spoonful of
white wine vinegar, thicken it a little, then put
in near a pound of butter rolled in flour, boil it
well, and pour it hot upon your fish.

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