Salt Cod a l’Americaine

Ingredients

• 1 lb. salt cod
• 5 or 6 potatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 oz. flour
• 1 or 2 oz. butter
• 2 eggs
• ! pt. milk
• 3 table-sps. grated cheese

Method

1. 1

   Prepare and cook the cod as directed in Recipe 193, breaking it into small pieces free from skin and bone.

2. 2

   Cook and sieve the potatoes and chop the onion finely.

3. 3

   Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the onion, and cook for 5 minutes without browning.

4. 4

   Add the flour, mix smoothly, then pour in the milk and stir until boiling.

5. 5

   Stir in the prepared potatoes and fish with the yolks of the eggs and seasoning.

6. 6

   Whip the egg whites to a stiff froth and mix in lightly.

7. 7

   Pour into a greased pie-dish, sprinkle cheese on top, and bake until browned.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 138. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Salt Cod a l’Americaine (Morue a 1’Ameri- caine) 1 lb. salt cod. Seasoning. 5 or 6 potatoes. 1 onion. 1 oz. flour. 1 or 2 oz. butter. 2 eggs. ! pt. milk. 3 table- sps. grated cheese

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