Cod Steak with Brown Sauce

Ingredients

• Take some slices of cod
• Ruh them over with lemon juice
• toss in flour
• Melt in a frying-pan some dripping
• add ^ pint of water or stock
• i teaspoonful of anchovy essence
• I tablespoonful of ketchup
• juice of h a lemon

Method

1. 1

   Wash and dry the cod thoroughly.

2. 2

   Toss in flour until covered.

3. 3

   Melt dripping in a frying-pan, and when hot, fry the cod until brown on both sides.

4. 4

   Lift onto a hot dish while making the gravy.

5. 5

   Pour away the fat, leaving sediment in the pan.

6. 6

   Add more than 1 teaspoonful of flour to the sediment, brown it, then add water or stock, anchovy essence, ketchup, and lemon juice.

7. 7

   Stir until boiling.

8. 8

   Serve with pepper and salt, and serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The St. Mungo cookery book (1904) by Jean Lambie, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COD STEAK WITH BROWN SAUCE Take some slices of cod, wash and dry thoroughly. Ruh them over with lemon juice, and toss in flour until covered. Melt in a frying-pan some dripping to cover the bottom of the pan, and when hot, put in the cod and fry browm, first on one side and then on the other. When browm, lift on to a hot dish, wfiiile the gravy is being made. Pour away the fat, leaving only the sediment in the pan. Add to this sediment, rather more than i tea.spoonful of flour. Brown, stirring w’ith a wooden spoon, then add ^ pint of water or stock, i teaspoonful of anchovy essence, I tablespoonful of ketchup, and juice of h a lemon

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