Fried Trout

Ingredients

• Select small trout of nearly the same size.
• roll lightly in flour.
• fry in butter or clarified dripping, or lard.

Method

1. 1

   Clean, wash, and dry the fish; roll lightly in flour, and fry in hot fat quickly to a delicate brown.

2. 2

   Take up the instant they are done, lay on a hot folded napkin to absorb grease, then range in a heated dish, garnish, and send to table.

3. 3

   Use no seasoning except salt, and that only when fried in lard or unsalted dripping.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery and housekeeping (1882) by Reeve, Henry Mrs., page 51. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fried Trout. Select small trout of nearly the same size. Clean, wash, and dry the fish ; roll lightly in flour, and fry in butter or clarified dripping, or lard.

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