Fresh Mackerel, Fried

Ingredients

• 2 good-sized fresh mackerels
• 1 even tablespoonful salt
• 1 even teaspoonful pepper
• an egg in a soupplate, beaten
• 1 pint of finely rolled soda crackers
• 4 ounces of larding pork
• 1 lemon

Method

1. 1

   Trim and split mackerels, season with salt and pepper.

2. 2

   Dip in flour, then beaten egg, and coat with cracker crumbs.

3. 3

   Let dry for 20 minutes.

4. 4

   Fry in larding pork until browned on both sides.

5. 5

   Serve garnished with parsley and lemon.

As published

This recipe was extracted from European and American cuisine (1914) by Lemcke, Mrs. Gesine Knubel, page 107. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

2 good-sized fresh mackerels through the back, remove heads, tails, and spines, rinse off with cold water, and wipe dry with a clean towel ; mix 1 even tablespoonf nl salt and 1 even teaspoonful pepper ; rub, equally di- vided, on both sides of the fish. Break an egg in a soupplate, beat with a fork until very light; have ready 1 pint of finely rolled MACKEBEL. 161 soda crackei^, dust the mackerel with flour, dip first in the beaten ^ggf then in the cracker crumbs ; pat each piece with a knife to make nice and smooth, and let lie on a board 20 minutes to dry. In the meantime cut 4 ounces of larding pork into small pieces, place in a frying pan large enough to receive the fish ; let fry till light brown, then put in the fish, which turn as soon as light brown on one side and fry the same on the other side. Transfer the mackerels to a hot dish, garnish with green parsley and 1 lemon ; cut lengthwise into 6 pieces, and serve with baked potatoes. An- other way is to season the mackerels with 1 even tablespoonful salt, roll in flour, and fry in hot lard or half lard and half butter, larding pork, or oiL Fresh Mackerel, Fried, & la Haltre d'Hdtel.— Select 2 fine, large fresh mackerels, remove heads and taUs, split through the backs, score each piece slightly on the skin side ; rinse oft the fish with cold water, and wipe dry. Next season with 1 tablespoonful seasoning salt, and place in a covered dish with 2 sliced onions, 1 sprig of thyme, 1 bay leaf, and 3 sprigs of parsley ; sprinkle over the juice of 1 lemon

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