Codfish Italienne

Ingredients

• 1 pound of salt codfish
• 6 medium-sized potatoes
• 1 pint cold water
• 1 teaspoonful salt
• 1 ounce butter
• Y^ cupful fine-chopped onion
• 1 tablespoonful flour
• Y« P^^t of milk
• 1 even teaspoonful salt
• Ys ^^^^ teaspoonful pepper
• the yolks of 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoonfuls grated cheese

Method

1. 1

   Soak the codfish for 3 hours, changing the water twice.

2. 2

   Pick into pieces, heat in cold water until nearly boiling, then drain.

3. 3

   Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, mash with butter.

4. 4

   Cook onion in butter, add flour, then milk, and season.

5. 5

   Mix in codfish, mashed potatoes, and beaten egg whites.

6. 6

   Place in a dish, smooth the top, sprinkle with cheese, and bake until light brown.

7. 7

   Serve with stewed tomatoes.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from European and American cuisine (1914) by Lemcke, Mrs. Gesine Knubel, page 123. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 teaspoonful salt ; cook till the potatoes are done ; then add the fish, let it get boiling hot ; serve on a hot dish, and sprinkle 1 tablespoonf ul fine-chopped parsley over. Codfish k I'ltalienne. — Soak 1 pound of salt codfish 3 hours in cold water, changing the water twice during that time ; then pick it into fine pieces, place it in a saucepan over the fire, cover with cold water, let it heat gradually until nearly boiling ; pour the fish into a sieve, and rinse off with cold water ; return the fish to saucepan, cover with fresh cold water, place over the fire until nearly boiling, then remove and drain in a sieve. At the same time peel 6 medium-sized potatoes, wash and put them with 1 pint cold water and 1 teaspoonful salt over the fire ; boil till tender ; drain and mash fine with Y^ tablespoonful butter. Melt in a small sauce- pan 1 ounce butter or 3 tablespoonf uls of oil, add Y^ cupful fine- chopped onion, cook 5 minutes ; add 1 tablespoonful flour, cook and stir 2 minutes ; add Y« P^^t of milk, and cook 5 minutes ; season with 1 even teaspoonful salt, Ys ^^^^ teaspoonful pepper, add the codfish, the mashed potatoes, the yolks of 2 eggs, and the whites beaten to a stiff froth. Put this preparation into a pudding dish, smooth the top with a knife, and sprinkle 3 tablespoonf uls grated chees

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