Creamed Salt Codfish - American Recipe

Creamed Salt Codfish

🌍 American, American Home Cooking Difficulty: ●○○○○

🍳 Equipment: 2 forks, Strainer, Tablespoon, Saucepan

Classic creamed salt codfish prepared in the simple American home style.

Ingredients

• ½ pound salt codfish
• 1 cup White Sauce No. 2

Method

1. Soak — the fish overnight in cold water.
2. Shred — the fish with two forks, removing the skin and bones.
3. Put — the shredded fish in a saucepan of boiling water, reduce the heat, and let simmer gently for ten minutes.
4. Pour — the cooked fish into a strainer, and with a spoon press out all water.
5. Make — White Sauce No. 2, in accordance with directions on page 150.
6. Add — the fish to the White Sauce, mix well, and reheat.

Tags: codfish · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)

Notes

Creamed Codfish is usually served on a platter garnished with bits of buttered toast, slices of hard-boiled egg, or slices of lemon.