Broiled Mackerel with Black Butter

Ingredients

• some mackerel
• part of the butter
• a little lemon juice

Method

1. 1

   Take some mackerel, open and remove bones.

2. 2

   Season with butter, pepper, and salt.

3. 3

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

4. 4

   Put a part of the butter in a saucepan and stir it over the fire until it is richly browned, squeezing into it a little lemon juice.

5. 5

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

6. 6

   Serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus (1911) by Rufus Estes, page 7. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ROILED MACKEREL, WITH BLACK BUTTER— Take some mackerel, open and remove bones. Season with butter, pepper, and salt. Place the fish on a gridiron and broil over a clear fire. Put a part of the butter in a saucepan and stir it over the fire until it is richly browned, squeezing into it a little lemon juice

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