Broiled Mackerel with Black Butter

Ingredients

• Take some mackerel
• a pat of butter
• squeeze in some lemon juice

Method

1. 1

   Take some mackerel, open and remove the bones, spread a little butter and sprinkle some pepper and salt over them.

2. 2

   Place the fish on a gridiron and broil over a clear fire.

3. 3

   Put a pat of butter in a saucepan and stir it over the fire until it is richly browned, then squeeze in some lemon juice.

4. 4

   Place the fish on a hot dish, arrange some sprigs of parsley around, pour over the butter and serve while it is very hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Cook Book, by "Oscar" of the Waldorf (1896) by Oscar Tschirky, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Broiled Mackerel with Black Butter. Take some mackerel, open and remove the bones, spread a little butter and sprinkle some pepper and salt over them. Place the fish on a gridiron and broil over FISH. 6s a clear fire. Put a pat of butter in a saucepan and stir it over the fire until it is richly browned, then squeeze in some lemon juice

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