Fish Fried in Batter

Ingredients

• 1 plaice
• 2 oz. flour
• Salt
• 1 oz. butter
• White of one egg
• £ gill warm water
• Frying fat

Method

1. 1

   Fillet the plaice and cut it into convenient sized pieces.

2. 2

   Put the flour and salt into a basin, add the butter melted, and sufficient warm water to make a thick batter, beat until quite smooth, then add the white of the egg beaten to a stiff froth; mix lightly, cover the pieces of fish with the batter, and fry in the hot fat until a nice golden brown.

3. 3

   Drain on soft kitchen paper.

4. 4

   Arrange in a circle on a hot dish, and serve with fried parsley in the centre.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Domestic and economical cookery recipes (1897) by Lillie Richmond, page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FISH FRIED IN BATTER. 1 plaice 2 oz. flour Salt 1 oz. butter INGREDIENTS. White of one egg £ gill warm water Frying fat

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