Broiled Salt Mackerel

Ingredients

• the fish
• a piece of salt pork or bacon

Method

1. 1

   Soak the fish for 12-14 hours, then hang to drip for 8-10 hours.

2. 2

   Clean and grease the gridiron, broil the fish until brown on both sides.

3. 3

   Serve with butter and pepper.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Manual for army cooks (1896) by United States. War Dept. Subsistence Dept., page 29. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BROILED SALT MACKEREL. Wash and soak the fish in cold water for twelve or fourteen hours. This amount of soaking will make it sodden ; hang it up by the head to drip for eight or ten hours before cooking. Wipe it clean and heat the gridiron on a bed of live coals (wood coals are the best) ; then grease it well with a j^iece of salt IDork or bacon ;

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