To Caveach Fish
Origin: Tidewater Virginia
Source: Mary Randolph, 1824
Ingredients
- fish
- pepper
- salt
- flour
- oil
- onion
- vinegar
- water
- oil
- mace
- black pepper
- fennel or parsley
Instructions
- Cut the fish in pieces the thickness of your hand.
- Wash it and dry it in a cloth, sprinkle on some pepper and salt, dredge it with flour, and fry it a nice brown.
- When it gets cold, put it in a pot with a little chopped onion between the layers.
- Take as much vinegar and water as will cover it, mix with it some oil, pounded mace, and whole black pepper, pour it on, and stop the pot closely.
- This is a very convenient article, as it makes an excellent and ready addition to a dinner or supper.
- When served up, it should be garnished with green fennel, or parsley.