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Spanish Fricasseed Shrimps

A historical recipe from 365 Foreign Dishes A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year, by Anonymous (1908).

A historical recipe

365 Foreign Dishes A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year, by Anonymous (1908). Project Gutenberg eBook #10011.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

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From 365 Foreign Dishes A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year, by Anonymous (1908). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #10011 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10011). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Heat 2 tablespoonfuls of butter;
  2. add 1 onion chopped and 2 cups of tomatoes.
  3. Let fry;
  4. then stir in 1 tablespoonful of flour;
  5. add 1/2 cup of water;
  6. let boil;
  7. add 1 quart of shrimps, salt, pepper and parsley.
  8. Let all cook twenty minutes.
  9. Stir in the yolk of an egg.
  10. Remove from the fire.
  11. Put some boiled rice on a platter;
  12. add the shrimps and pour over the sauce.
  13. Serve very hot.