Fish Broiled in Frying-Pan - American Recipe

Fish Broiled in Frying-Pan

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

🍳 Equipment: Plate for crumbs, Covered frying-pan, Long-handled fork, Colander and paper

Classic fish broiled in frying-pan prepared in the simple American home style.

Ingredients

• 1 pound small fish or fish-steaks
• ½ cup corn-meal or bread crumbs
• ¼ cup lard or drippings
• Salt
• Pepper

Method

1. Wash — the fish, dry it, and roll it in corn-meal or bread crumbs.
2. Melt — the lard or drippings in a frying-pan over the fire.
3. When — the fat begins to smoke, place the fish in it.
4. Reduce — the heat, cover the pan, and cook slowly for five minutes.
5. Remove — the cover of the pan and brown the fish on both sides.
6. Put — the fish in soft crumpled paper in the colander, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve as soon as possible.

Tags: fish, corn, pepper, bread · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)

Notes

Small fish cooked in this way should be split, but the heads and tails need not be removed. A little additional fat may be added during the cooking process, if necessary to prevent burning.