Pike, German way of dressing—delicious!

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 (12)
Instructions (11)
  1. Wash and cleanse the pike.
  2. Split the pike down the back, close to the bone, in two flat pieces.
  3. Set the pike over the fire in a stewpan with salt and water; half boil it.
  4. Take the pike out and scale it.
  5. Put the pike back into the stewpan with a very little water, some mushrooms, truffles, and morels (cut small and in equal quantity), and a bunch of sweet herbs.
  6. Let it stew very gently, closely covered, over a very slow fire, to prevent the fish from breaking.
  7. When the fish is almost done, remove the herbs.
  8. Add a cupful of capers (chopped small), three anchovies (split and shred fine), a piece of butter rolled in flour, and a tablespoonful of grated Parmesan cheese.
  9. Pour in a pint of white wine and cover the stewpan tightly.
  10. Once the ingredients are mixed and the fish is completely cooked, lay it in a warm dish.
  11. Pour the sauce over the fish.
Original Text
Pike, German way of dressing—delicious! Take a pike of moderate size; when well washed and cleansed, split it down the back, close to the bone, in two flat pieces. Set it over the fire in a stewpan with salt and water; half boil it. Take it out; scale it; put it into the stewpan again, with a very little water, and some mushrooms, truffles, and morels, an equal quantity, cut small; add a bunch of sweet herbs. Let it stew very gently, closely covered, over a very slow fire, or the fish will break; when it is almost done, take out the herbs, put in a cupful of capers, chopped small, three anchovies split and shred fine, a piece of butter rolled in flour, and a table-spoonful of grated Parmesan cheese. Pour in a pint of white wine, and cover the stewpan quite close. When the ingredients are mixed, and the fish quite done, lay it in a warm dish, and pour the sauce over it.
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