Baked Cod

Ingredients

• the middle of a large cod
• a teacupful of breadcrumbs
• a tablespoonful of mixed sweet herbs
• a teaspoonful of Brand’s A1 sauce
• thin melted butter
• the juice of half a lemon
• a bit of parsley

Method

1. 1

   Soak the cod in cold water with some salt for half an hour.

2. 2

   Wipe it dry and stuff with forcemeat made from breadcrumbs, pepper, salt, pork, onion, herbs, and sauce.

3. 3

   Place in a baking dish, pour over melted butter seasoned with lemon juice and parsley.

4. 4

   Bake for about an hour, basting frequently.

5. 5

   Serve hot with strained gravy.

As published

This recipe was extracted from English and French cookery (1890) by Percy Lindley, page 33. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Baked Cod. — Take the middle of a large cod and soak it in cold water with some salt for half an hour. Wipe it dry, and stuff with a forcemeat made with a teacupful of breadcrumbs, to which pepper and salt have been added, some finely-chopped pork, and a very small quantity of minced onion with a tablespoonful of mixed sweet herbs, and a teaspoonful of Brand’s A1 sauce. Place the fish in a baking-dish, and pour over it thin melted butter, seasoned with the juice of half a lemon and a bit of parsley

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