Fillets of Fish, Ambassador Style

Ingredients

• 2 or 3 small flounders
• an onion
• half a carrot
• a stalk of celery
• sprig of parsley
• sprig of thyme
• six peppercorns
• 3 tablespoonfuls of butter
• 2)^ tablespoonfuls of flour
• 1^ of a teaspoon ful of salt
• 1 cup of fish stock
• J^ of a cup of cream
• 1 teaspoonful of essence of anchovy
• the juice of ]4 a lemon
• 4 tablespoonfuls of grated Parmesan cheese

Method

1. 1

   Remove the fillets from flounders and cut into small pieces.

2. 2

   Boil head and trimmings with onion, carrot, celery, parsley, thyme, and peppercorns; drain broth.

3. 3

   In a gratin dish, sprinkle fish with salt and lemon juice, add water, and cook in the oven.

4. 4

   Cover with a sauce made of butter, flour, salt, fish stock, cream, essence of anchovy, and lemon juice.

5. 5

   Sprinkle with cheese and return to oven to melt.

As published

This recipe was extracted from 365 breakfast dishes (1901), page 7. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

sprig of thyme ; stir and cook 10 minutes; add I tablespoonful of flour and cook 2 min- utes; add a can of tomatoes, i teaspoonful salt, 1 even teaspoonful i)ep|ter, i tea February* cook slowly lo minutes, stirring constantly, then strain and serve. — Mrs. Gesine Lemcke. 23. — Fillets of Fish, Ambassador Style. Remove the fillets from 2 or 3 small flounders and cut into small pieces. Put the head and trimming an onion and half a carrot, sliced, a stalk of celery, sprig of parsley and thyme and six peppercorns, over the fire in water to cover. Let boil, then simmer about an hour ; drain off the broth and set aside. Put the pieces of fish in a gratin dish, sprinkle with salt and lemon juice, add 2 or 3 tablespoonfuls of water and cook 10 or 12 minutes in the oven. Then cover with a sauce made of 3 tablespoonfuls of butter, 2)^ tablespoonfuls of flour, i^ of a teaspoon ful of salt, i cup of fish stock, and J^ of a cup of cream. Flavor with i teaspoon- ful of essence of anchovy and the juice of ]4 a lemon. Sprinkle over the sauce 4 table- spoonfuls of grated Parmesan cheese

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