To Stew Cod

Ingredients

• some slices of cod
• grated nutmeg
• pepper
• salt
• a bunch of sweet herbs
• an onion stuck with cloves
• half a pint of white wine
• a quarter of a pint of water
• a piece of butter rolled in flour
• a blade or two of mace
• the juice of a lemon

Method

1. 1

   Season cod slices with nutmeg, pepper, salt, herbs, and onion.

2. 2

   Place in a stew-pan with white wine and water, cover, and simmer for 5-6 minutes.

3. 3

   Add lemon juice, oysters with strained liquid, butter, and mace.

4. 4

   Cover and stew gently, shaking the pan often.

5. 5

   Remove onions and herbs, serve cod warm with sauce.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The thorough good cook (1895) by George Augustus Sala, page 97. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

To Stew Cod. Season some slices of cod with grated nutmeg, pepper, salt, a bunch of sweet herbs, and an onion stuck with cloves. Put them into a stew-pan, wdth half a pint of white wine and a quarter of a pint of water. Cover them close, and let them simmer five or six minutes. Then squeeze in the juice of a lemon, put in a few 03sters, with their liquid strained, a piece ot butter rolled in flour, and a blade or two of mace

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