Eels a la Tartare

Ingredients

• 2 lb eels
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• a little flour
• 1 glass sherry
• salt
• pepper, and nutmeg to taste
• bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoonful vinegar

Instructions

1. Rub the butter on the bottom of the stewpan;
2. cut up the carrot and onion, and stir them over the fire for 5 minutes;
3. dredge in a little flour, add the wine and seasoning, and boil for 1/2 an hour.
4. Skin and wash the eels, cut them into pieces, put them to the other ingredients, and simmer till tender.
5. When they are done, take them out, let them get cold, cover them with egg and bread crumbs, and fry them of a nice brown.
6. Put them on a dish, pour sauce piquante over, and serve them hot.