Salmon with Caper Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 slices of salmon
• ½ lb. butter
• 3 teaspoonful of chopped parsley
• 1 shalot
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• grated nutmeg to taste

Method

1. 1

   Lay salmon in a baking dish, cover with butter and seasonings.

2. 2

   Baste frequently while cooking.

3. 3

   Once done, drain and serve with caper sauce.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The century cook book (1894) by Jennie A. Hansey, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Salmon with Caper Sauce. Take 2 slices of salmon, ^ lb. butter, 3^ teaspoonful of chopped parsley, i shalot, salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg to taste. Lay the salmon in a baking dish, place pieces of butter over it, and add the 22 Shell Fish and Hozv to Prepare It other ingredients, rubbing a little of the seasoning into the fish; baste it frequently ; when done take it out and drain for a m-inute or two; lay it in a dish, pour caper sauce over it, and serve. Salmon dressed in a similar way, and with tomato sauce, is very delicious. Stewed Trout. You need 2 good-sized trout, Yt, onion, cut in thin slices; a little parsley, 2 cloves, 1 blade of mace, 2 bay leaves, a little thyme, salt and pepper to taste

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