Mrs Beetons Fish Recipes Revisited
Whiting au Gratin or Baked Whiting
4 whiting
2 glasses Sherry or Madeira
1 tbsp Parsley, minced
Mushrooms, a few chopped
Butter
Lemon
Breadcrumbs
Grated Nutmeg, to taste
Pepper
Salt
Grease the bottom of a baking dish with butter, sprinkle with minced parsley and mushrooms.
Scale, empty and wash the fish and wipe them thoroughly dry, carefully preserving the livers.
Place on the dish, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and seasoning, adding a little grated nutmeg and also a little more minced parsley and mushrooms.
Place small pieces of butter over the whiting, moisten with the wine and bake for 20 minutes in a hot oven.
If there is too much sauce, reduce it by boiling over a high heat for a few minutes and pour under the fish.
Serve with a lemon wedges and no other sauce.
Time: 20 minutes.
Sufficient.This quantity for 4 or 5 persons.
Seasonable all the year, but best from October to March.
WHITING AU GRATIN or BAKED WHITING
346. INGREDIENTS - 4 whiting, butter, 1 tablespoonful of minced parsley, a few chopped mushrooms when obtainable; pepper, salt, and grated nutmeg to taste; butter, 2 glasses of sherry or Madeira, bread crumbs.
Mode - Grease the bottom of a baking-dish with butter, and over it, strew some minced parsley and mushrooms. Scale, empty, and wash the whitings, and wipe them thoroughly dry, carefully preserving the livers. Lay them in the dish, sprinkle them with bread crumbs and seasoning, adding a little grated nutmeg, and also a little more minced parsley and mushrooms. Place small pieces of butter over the whiting, moisten with the wine, and bake for 20 minutes in a hot oven. If there should be too much sauce, reduce it by boiling over a sharp fire for a few minutes, and pour under the fish. Serve with a cut lemon, and no other sauce.
Time - 20 minutes.
Average cost, 4d. each.
Seasonable all the year, but best from October to March.
Sufficient - This quantity for 4 or 5 persons.
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