Mrs Beetons Fish Recipes Revisited
Fried Oysters
36 Oysters
50g (2oz) Butter
Fried Potatoes
1 tbsp Ketchup
Lemon Peel, chopped
½ tsp Parsley, chopped
Boil the oysters for 1 minute in their own liquor and drain them.
Fry with the butter, ketchup, lemon peel and parsley
Place them on a dish and garnish with fried potatoes, toasted sippets and parsley.
This is a delicious delicacy and is a favourite Italian dish.
Sufficient for 4 persons.
Seasonable from September to April.
Time: 5 minutes.
FRIED OYSTERS
286. INGREDIENTS - 3 dozen oysters, 2 oz. butter, 1 tablespoonful of ketchup, a little chopped lemon-peel, 1/2 teaspoonful of chopped parsley.
Mode - Boil the oysters for 1 minute in their own liquor, and drain them; fry them with the butter, ketchup, lemon-peel, and parsley; lay them on a dish, and garnish with fried potatoes, toasted sippets, and parsley. This is a delicious delicacy, and is a favourite Italian dish.
Time - 5 minutes.
Average cost, for this quantity, 1s. 9d.
Seasonable from September to April.
Sufficient for 4 persons.
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