Fish Broiled in Oven - American Recipe

Fish Broiled in Oven

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

🍳 Equipment: Broiler or shallow baking-pan, Sharp knife, Pancake-turner, Long-handled fork

Classic fish broiled in oven prepared in the simple American home style.

Ingredients

• Fish weighing from 2 to 4 pounds
• Salt
• Pepper
• Butter
• Lemon
• Pimento or parsley

Method

1. Remove — the head and tail, wash the fish thoroughly and split it lengthwise down the back.
2. Grease — the broiler or baking-pan thoroughly, open the fish, and place it flat on the broiler or baking-pan with the skin side down.
3. Place — the broiler or baking-pan in the lower oven, close to the flame, and cook for five minutes.
4. Reduce — the heat by turning the gas down or lowering the rack of the oven.
5. Cook — from twenty to forty minutes, depending upon the weight of the fish.
6. With — a long-handled fork and a pancake-turner, carefully lift the fish onto the hot platter, sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper, put a few bits of butter on it, squeeze a little lemon juice over it, and garnish the platter with sprigs of parsley.

Tags: fish, pepper, butter, lemon · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)