Baked Bluefish or Shad

Ingredients

• Cut gashes across the fish
• put narrow strips of salt pork
• season with salt and pepper
• cover the bottom of the pan with hot water
• bake one hour

Method

1. 1

   Cut gashes across the fish, in which put narrow strips of salt pork; dredge the fish with flour, season with salt and pepper; put in a baking pan, cover the bottom of the pan with hot water, and bake one hour; baste often and add a little water if the pan gets dry.

2. 2

   Serve with Hollandaise sauce.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Physical culture cook book (1901) by Richardson, Mary Mrs., page 25. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

aked Bluefish, or Shad.— Cut gashes across the fish, in which put narrow strips of salt pork; dredge the fish with flour, season with salt and pepper ; put in a baking pan, cover the bottom of the pan with hot water, and bake one hour

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