Planked Fish

Ingredients

• fish
• fish plank
• melted butter
• watercress or parsley
• lemon

Method

1. 1

   Prepare fish for cooking, removing bones.

2. 2

   Place, skin side down, on fish plank.

3. 3

   Brush over with melted butter; season.

4. 4

   Place on upper rack in moderate oven; bake 20 to 25 mins.; remove from oven.

5. 5

   Prepare hot mashed potatoes; press through large pastry tube to form border around fish.

6. 6

   Brown in hot oven.

7. 7

   Garnish with watercress or parsley and lemon.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Canadian cook book (1924) by Nellie Lyle Pattinson, page 23. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLANKED FISH. Best results are obtained if fish is fairly thick, or if steaks of large fish, as salmon or halibut, are used. [ 1. Prepare fish for cooking, removing bones. 2. Place, skin side down, on fish plank. K|3. Brush over with melted butter; season. 4. Place on upper rack in moderate oven; bake 20 to 25 mins.; remove from oven. 5. Prepare hot mashed potatoes; press through large pastry tube to form border around fish. 6. Brown in hot oven. 7. Garnish with watercress or parsley and lemon

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