Baked Fillets of Turbot
Origin: London, England
Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861
Ingredients
- The remains of cold turbot
- lobster sauce left from the preceding day
- egg, and bread crumbs
- cayenne and salt to taste, minced parsley
- nutmeg
- lemon-juice
Instructions
- After having cleared the fish from all skin and bone, divide it into square pieces of an equal size; brush them over with egg, sprinkle with bread crumbs mixed with a little minced parsley and seasoning.
- Lay the fillets in a baking-dish, with sufficient butter to baste with.
- Bake for 1/4 hour, and do not forget to keep them well moistened with the butter.
- Put a little lemon-juice and grated nutmeg to the cold lobster sauce; make it hot, and pour over the fish, which must be well drained from the butter.
- Garnish with parsley and cut lemon.