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Cabbie Claw (Scottish Whitefish with Egg and Potato)
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Cabbie Claw (Scottish Whitefish with Egg and Potato)

14 ingredients 17 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1180
Calories
52g
Protein
40g
Fat
149g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Mashed Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Whitefish not in our table 0
Horseradish not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Whole spelding ( cod or other whitefish)
  • Coarse sea salt
  • Parsley
  • Horseradish
  • Butter
  • Flour
  • Milk
  • Hard boiled eggs
  • Nutmeg
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Mashed potato
  • Parsley
  • Cayenne pepper

Directions

1

Clean the spelding, removing the eyes, splitting the fish, and wiping it down. Rub the fish with coarse salt and leave overnight.

2

The following day, hang the fish in a shaded, cool, drafty place for 24 hrs.

3

Cover the fish in a kettle with boiling water. Parsley and fresh horseradish may be added to the broth. Simmer until the fish is cooked.

4

Remove the fish from the broth , reserving the broth.

5

Skin and de-bone the fish, then flake the flesh roughly and keep warm in a slow oven .

6

Make a roux with the butter and flour, then slowly add the fish stock and milk, constantly stirring to avoid lumpiness.

7

Chop the whites of the eggs roughly (reserving the yolks). Mix the whites into the sauce, and season to taste.

8

Layer the flaked fish on top of the mashed potato. Pour the sauce over top, and garnish with chopped egg yolks, parsley, and cayenne.

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Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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