Caper Sauce for Fish
Origin: London, England
Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861
Ingredients
- 1/2 pint melted butter No. 376
- 3 dessertspoonful capers
- 1 dessertspoonful their liquor
- a small piece of glaze, if at hand (this may be dispensed with)
- 1/4 teaspoonful salt
- ditto of pepper
- 1 tablespoonful anchovy essence
Instructions
- Cut the capers across once or twice, but do not chop them fine;
- put them in a saucepan with 1/2 pint of good melted butter, and add all the other ingredients.
- Keep stirring the whole until it just simmers, when it is ready to serve.