Boiled Fish

Ingredients

• fish
• salt
• 9 eggs
• 1 pint of water the fish was boiled in
• ½ pound of butter
• yolks of 6 eggs

Method

1. 1

   Wash fish and rub with salt, wrap in cloth, and boil in lukewarm water for 15 minutes per pound.

2. 2

   Prepare a sauce with fish broth, butter, and mashed yolks.

3. 3

   Pour over fish and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kentucky receipt book (1903) by Mary Harris Frazer, page 23. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boiled Fish. Wash fish carefully and rub with salt; wrap in a strong cloth and put in a kettle filled with lukewarm water. Allow 15 minutes to each pound of fish in cooking. When done remove care- fully from cloth and place on a hot dish. Boil 9 eggs hard, then take 1 pint of water the fish was boiled in, ^ pound of butter and a little salt. Mash yolks of 6 eggs

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.