Fried Smelts with Salt Pork
A historical recipe from How to Cook Fish, by Myrtle Reed.
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A historical recipe
How to Cook Fish, by Myrtle Reed. Project Gutenberg eBook #18542.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Ingredients 1 ingredient
- a pound of fat salt pork
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Hot oil. Never put water on an oil fire: turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid or a damp tea towel. Pat food dry before it goes into hot oil, and lower it in gently, away from you.
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- Clean the smelts, leaving them whole.
- Dip into fine crumbs or corn-meal.
- Cut half a pound of fat salt pork into dice, and fry until crisp.
- Take up the pork, fry the fish in the fat, and drain on brown paper.
- Make a Cream Sauce, using the pork fat instead of butter, add to it the diced pork, pour around the fish and serve.
Plating
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