An excellent white Fish Sauce

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Ingredients (26)

An anchovy
a glass of white wine ↝ Wine, white [Wine]
a bit of horseradish ↝ Horseradish [Mustard and other condiments]
two or three blades of mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
an onion stuck with cloves ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a piece of lemon-peel ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
two eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
a quarter of a pint of good broth ↝ Soup, broth [Soups, broth-based]
two spoonfuls of cream ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]
a large piece of butter, with some flour mixed well in it ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
some flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
a little ketchup ↝ Ketchup [Tomato-based condiments]
a small dessert spoonful of the juice of a lemon ↝ Lemon juice, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]

eight spoonfuls of white wine ↝ Wine, white [Wine]
three of vinegar ↝ Vinegar [Mustard and other condiments]
one of soy or ketchup ↝ Soy meal, defatted, raw [Legumes and Legume Products]
one of soy or ketchup ↝ Ketchup [Tomato-based condiments]
three anchovies
one onion ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a few sweet-herbs ↝ Onions, sweet, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a little mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
cloves ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
white pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, white [Spices and Herbs]
half a pound of fresh butter rolled in a little flour ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
six spoonfuls of cream ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]

Instructions (6)

Keep stirring it till it boils.
Add a little ketchup, and a small dessert spoonful of the juice of a lemon, and stir it the whole time to prevent curdling.
Serve up hot.

Another

Let it stew gently till it is reduced to six spoonfuls.
Then strain it off, and add half a pound of fresh butter rolled in a little flour, and six spoonfuls of cream.
Let it boil after the cream and butter are added.

Original Text

An excellent white Fish Sauce.

An anchovy, a glass of white wine, a bit of horseradish, two or three blades of mace, an onion stuck with cloves, a piece of lemon-peel, two eggs, a quarter of a pint of good broth, two spoonfuls of cream, a large piece of butter, with some flour mixed well in it; keep stirring it till it boils; add a little ketchup, and a small dessert spoonful of the juice of a lemon, and stir it the whole time to prevent curdling. Serve up hot.

Another.

Take eight spoonfuls of white wine, three of vinegar, one of soy or ketchup, three anchovies, one onion, a few sweet-herbs, a little mace, cloves, and white pepper; let it stew gently till it is reduced to six spoonfuls; then strain it off, and add half a pound of fresh butter rolled in a little flour, and six spoonfuls of cream. Let it boil after the cream and butter are added.

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