Fish

Ingredients

• sprinkle over a few drops of lemon juice
• Take the fillets of sole or plaice

Method

1. 1

   Take the fillets of sole or plaice, wash and wipe them very dry, lay them between two buttered plates, sprinkle over a few drops of lemon juice, place the plates over a pan of hot water, and steam 15 minutes, until the fillets look quite white; dish and decorate with parsley or cut lemon.

2. 2

   White sauce may be served with this, if liked.

3. 3

   Any kind of fish steak may be cooked in this manner.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Domestic cookery (1886) by H. M. Young, page 64. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FISH. Take the fillets of sole or plaice, wash and wipe them very dry, lay them between two buttered plates, sprinkle over a few drops of lemon juice

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