Melt in another saucepan ) tablespoonf nl batter, add 1 table3poQn-
ful flour, stir 2 minutes ; add Vs cupful white broth, Vt cupful of the
fish broth, Vs cupful oyster broth, Vt ^^^^^ teaspoonf ul 96a8oning salt,
a little beef extract, cook 5 minutes ; then strain in another sauce-'
pan. Mix the yolks of 2 eggs with V2 cupful cream, add it slowly to
the sauce, add % tablespoonf ul butter in small pieces, let the sauce
get hot, add the o][sters, and set the saucepan in a warm place.
When the fish is done lay half of the fillets in a warm dish, pour
oyer some of the sauce and oysters ; lay over the other fillets, pour
oyer a little more sauce, and cover with 2 tablespoonf uls fresh grated
bread crumbs, mixed with 2 tablespoonf uls grated Parmesan cheese.
Set the dish for a few minutes in a hot oven or place it under a gas
broiler ; then serve in the same dish, and the sauce in a sauce bowl.
Turbot Oratine. — Bemove the fillets from a medium-sized
turbot ; season with salt and pepper, lay them in a covered dish
ydth 2 sliced onions, some parsley, cover with 1 pint Bhine wine,
and let them lie 1 hour. Thirty minutes before serving put the
fillets in a thickly buttered pan, add the wine and onions ; place in a
hot oven, and cook till done. At the same time place a saucepan
with 1 ounce butter over the fire ; add 2 tablespoonf uls fine-cut raw
ham, 2 tablespoonf uls fine-chopped onion, cook 5 minutes ; add 1
heaping tablespoonful flour, stir a few minutes, then add Vs pint
white broth, Y, pint cream or milk, a small bouquet, boil 6 minutes.
Then strain into another saucepan, add Yg can mushrooms, 1 even
teaspoonful salt, and cook slowly 15 minutes ; add a little more but-
ter wd nutmeg. When the fish is done lay half of the fillets in a
dish to be served in, pour over Ys of the sauce, put in the remaining
fillets, pour over more sauce and mushrooms, sprinkle 3 tablespoon-
f ul« grated bread crumbs and 3 tablespoonfuls grated Parmesan
cheese over the top, place the dish for a few minutes in a hot oven
to bake light brown, then serve.
Turbot^ Broiled. — Olean, wash, and dry a small-sized turbot,
remove head, tail, and fins ; split the fish and cut each half into
160 SEA FOOD, Bfo.
pieces about 8 inches wide. Lay them for an honr or more in oliye
oil, sliced onions, salt, lemon juice, and parsley. Twenty minutes
before serving dry the iBsh with a soft towel, and dip the pieces
separately into cold melted butter. Sprinkle with bread crumbs
and lay on a hot broiler ; broil over a slow fire till browned on both
sides and well done. Serve on a warm dish with caper or anchovy
sauce, garnish with parsley and cut lemon. ✪ American Turbot & la Diplomate
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Melt in another saucepan ) tablespoonf nl batter, add 1 table3poQn-
ful flour, stir 2 minutes ; add Vs cupful white broth, Vt cupful of the
fish broth, Vs cupful oyster broth, Vt ^^^^^ teaspoonf ul 96a8oning salt,
a little beef extract, cook 5 minutes ; then strain in another sauce-'
pan. Mix the yolks of 2 eggs with V2 cupful cream, add it slowly to
the sauce, add % tablespoonf ul butter in small pieces, let the sauce
get hot, add the o][sters, and set the saucepan in a warm place.
When the fish is done lay half of the fillets in a warm dish, pour
oyer some of the sauce and oysters ; lay over the other fillets, pour
oyer a little more sauce, and cover with 2 tablespoonf uls fresh grated
bread crumbs, mixed with 2 tablespoonf uls grated Parmesan cheese.
Set the dish for a few minutes in a hot oven or place it under a gas
broiler ; then serve in the same dish, and the sauce in a sauce bowl.
Turbot Oratine. — Bemove the fillets from a medium-sized
turbot ; season with salt and pepper, lay them in a covered dish
ydth 2 sliced onions, some parsley, cover with 1 pint Bhine wine,
and let them lie 1 hour. Thirty minutes before serving put the
fillets in a thickly buttered pan, add the wine and onions ; place in a
hot oven, and cook till done. At the same time place a saucepan
with 1 ounce butter over the fire ; add 2 tablespoonf uls fine-cut raw
ham, 2 tablespoonf uls fine-chopped onion, cook 5 minutes ; add 1
heaping tablespoonful flour, stir a few minutes, then add Vs pint
white broth, Y, pint cream or milk, a small bouquet, boil 6 minutes.
Then strain into another saucepan, add Yg can mushrooms, 1 even
teaspoonful salt, and cook slowly 15 minutes ; add a little more but-
ter wd nutmeg. When the fish is done lay half of the fillets in a
dish to be served in, pour over Ys of the sauce, put in the remaining
fillets, pour over more sauce and mushrooms, sprinkle 3 tablespoon-
f ul« grated bread crumbs and 3 tablespoonfuls grated Parmesan
cheese over the top, place the dish for a few minutes in a hot oven
to bake light brown, then serve.
Turbot^ Broiled. — Olean, wash, and dry a small-sized turbot,
remove head, tail, and fins ; split the fish and cut each half into
160 SEA FOOD, Bfo.
pieces about 8 inches wide. Lay them for an honr or more in oliye
oil, sliced onions, salt, lemon juice, and parsley. Twenty minutes
before serving dry the iBsh with a soft towel, and dip the pieces
separately into cold melted butter. Sprinkle with bread crumbs
and lay on a hot broiler ; broil over a slow fire till browned on both
sides and well done. Serve on a warm dish with caper or anchovy
sauce, garnish with parsley and cut lemon.