Fresh Sturgeon Steak Marinade

Ingredients

• one slice of sturgeon two inches thick
• a gill of vinegar
• two tablespoonfuls of melted butter
• half a teaspoonful of salt
• a saltspoonful of black pepper
• the juice of half a lemon
• the yolks of two raw eggs
• a teaspoonful of French mustard

Method

1. 1

   Soak sturgeon in hot water for 5 minutes, then marinate in vinegar, melted butter, salt, pepper, and lemon juice for 6 hours.

2. 2

   Drain, dry, dip in egg, roll in breadcrumbs, and fry in hot fat.

3. 3

   Serve with a sauce made from egg yolks, mustard, and marinade.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 33. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

one slice of sturgeon two inches thick ; let it stand in hot water five minutes ; drain, put it in a bowl and add a gill of vinegar, two table- spoonfuls of melted butter, half a teaspoonful of salt, a saltspoonful of black pepper and the juice of half a lemon ; let it stand six hours, turning it occasionally ; drain and dry on a napkin ; dip it in egg ; roll in bread crumbs and fry, or rather boil, in very hot fat. Beat up the yolks of two raw eggs, add a teaspoonful of French mustard

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