Baked Blue Fish A La Lee

Ingredients

• Split and bone a bluefish
• one-fourth cup butter
• two egg yolks
• two tablespoons onions
• two tablespoons capers
• two tablespoons pickles
• two tablespoons parsley
• three tablespoons lemon juice
• one-half teaspoon salt
• one-fourth teaspoon pepper

Method

1. 1

   Rub butter until creamy, add egg yolks and blend.

2. 2

   Add onions, capers, pickles, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

3. 3

   Sprinkle fish with salt, spread mixture, and bake for 15-20 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from What to Have for Dinner (1905) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BAKED BLUE FISH A LA LEE. Split and bone a bluefish and Jay on platter on which it is to be served, or on well buttered fish sheet. Rub one-fourth cup butter till creamy, add two egg yolks, and stir till well blended; then add two tablespoons each, onions, capers, pickles and parsley, finely chopped, three tablespoons lemon juice, one-half teaspoon salt, and one- fourth teaspoon pepper

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