Broiled Mackerel

Ingredients

• i mackerel
• oz. dripping or butter
• 4 sprigs of parsley
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of pepper

Method

1. 1

   Open the fish by cutting it down the back.

2. 2

   Wash it well in cold water, and dry it with a cloth.

3. 3

   Rub a hot girdiron with a greased paper and lay the fish on it over a clear fire; when brown on one side, turn over on the other.

4. 4

   Wash the parsley in cold water; pick it off the stalks; dry it with a cloth; chop finely; mix with the butter on a plate, using a knife; add to it the salt and pepper.

5. 5

   Put the fish on a hot plate, and spread the butter on the fish.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The school cookery book (1881), page 27. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Broiled Mackerel.— Required: i mackerel; oz. dripping or butter ; 4 sprigs of parsley ; 1 pinch of salt ; 1 pinch of pepper

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