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Pan-Pacific cook book

1915

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Presented as published in 1915. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Cut any firm white fish into neat portions and fry slightly in butter, then place on a baking dish. Add to a cup of cream sauce (No. 123) two tablespoons of cream and two of sherry beaten with the yolks of an egg. Season with a teaspoon of onion juice and chopped chives, salt and pap- rika. Pour over the fish, sprinkle well with grated par- mesan, then with crumbs and brown in oven. 32 FISH AND SHELL FISH 75. FISH GLACE Cover a two-pound piece of salmon or halibut with a court bouillon (No. 122) and cook in a moderate oven until done. Drain, remove skin and cool. Soak a half package of gelatine in a little cold water, then dissolve it in a cup of the strained fish broth, cool and just before it sets, spread over the fish. Chill, then cover all with sauce made of half a cup of mayonnaise, beaten with half a cup of whipped cream and half a tablespoon of dissolved gelatine. Just before spreading add two chopped and drained cu- cumbers. Garnish with egg and pimientos. 76. FISH— GRECIAN Cut a pound and a half of any firm white fish into neat portions. Chop an onion, a quarter of a pound each of spinach and chevril and a half a clove of garlic very fine, and simmer in a little butter, or olive oil, until cooked. Add a cup of canned or fresh tomatoes, paprika and salt, and turn into a casserole. Lay the fish on top and barely cover \vith water. Place a buttered pepper over it and then the cover and bake for about twenty minutes. Serve hot or cold. 77. FISH MOULTEE— JAVANESE Cut a pound and a half of white fish -into pieces and fry in a little butter and a tablespoon of tumeric. Remove the fish and stir in a dessert spoon of flour, then add half a cup •of hot water and (when it boils), two green chiles (with- out seed), and a piece of green ginger cut in slices. Simmer for a few moments, then add the cream of a cocoanut (No. 118) and the fish and cook slowly until well blended. Add salt to taste and serve with rice. 78. FISH A LA PROVENCALS— FRENCH Clean, wipe dry and cut into two-inch slices any kind of fish. Pour a half cup of olive oil into a casserole ; add a table- spoon each of chopped parsley, shallot, chives and a shav- ing of garlic and bring to the boiling point. Sprinkle the fish with ground allspice and mace and a pinch of saffron. Toss all in the oil for a few moments, then add salt, paprika and a cup of boiling water and stew slowly until done. Beat FISH AND SHELL FISH 33 the yolks of two eggs with the juice of a lemon, .pour some of the fish broth into it, then stir all into the stew and as soon as it thickens slightly, serve in the same dish. 79. FISH STEW— DANISH Cut two pounds of firm white fish into portions, and stand in court bouillon (No. 122) for an hour or more; then drain and fry in butter for five minutes. Remove to a saucepan and pour over it a sauce made of a cup of the strained court bouillon and one of sour cream thickened with a spoonful of flour. Simmer the fish in this until cooked. 80. FISH STEW— GERMAN