Cod Steak with Ham

Ingredients

• two slices of cod
• a mixture of bread crumbs
• savoury herbs
• a tablespoonful of parsley
• a slice of raw ham or lean bacon
• season with salt and pepper

Method

1. 1

   Wipe cod and place on a buttered dish.

2. 2

   Prepare a mixture of bread crumbs, herbs, and parsley, bind with beaten egg, and place on each slice of fish.

3. 3

   Top with ham, place in a greased paper-bag, fold and fasten.

4. 4

   Bake in a hot oven for about 20 minutes.

5. 5

   Serve with anchovy sauce if desired.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The paper-bag cookery manual (1911) by Charles Herman Senn, page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cod Steak with Ham. Procure two slices of cod, each weighing from half to three-quarters of a pound. Wipe it and place on a buttered dish. Prepare a mixture of bread crumbs, savoury herbs, and parsley, and bind it with a little beaten egg. Place this upon each slice of fish and season with salt and pepper. Put a slice of raw ham or lean bacon

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