Broiled Mackerel with Shirred Butter

Ingredients

• Wash and clean a mackerel
• half cup butter
• pepper
• salt
• some good salad oil

Method

1. 1

   Wash and clean a mackerel; split it in front; open, and take out the main bone; sprinkle with pepper and salt, and rub it over with some good salad oil; put on a broiler and broil until golden brown on both sides.

2. 2

   When done, put on a platter the cut side up and skin down.

3. 3

   Melt half cup butter; flavor with lemon juice; pour it over the mackerel; sprinkle with chopped parsley; put a bunch of parsley at the head of the fish and lemons all around.

4. 4

   Serve with cucumber salad.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Swedish, French, American cook book (1918) by Hammond, Maria Mathilda (Ericsson) Mrs., page 100. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Broiled Mackerel with Shirred Butter Maquereau grille au Beurre Wash and clean a mackerel; split it in front; open, and take out the main bone; sprinkle with pepper and salt, and rub it over with some good salad oil; put on a broiler and broil until golden brown on both sides. When done, put on a platter the cut side up and skin down. Melt half cup butter

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