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CAPER SAUCE FOR FISH
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CAPER SAUCE FOR FISH

8 ingredients 5 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

522
Calories
49g
Protein
35g
Fat
0g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Anchovy 100g 210
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Liquor 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

  • 1/2 pint of melted butter
  • 1/4 teaspoonful of salt
  • 1 tablespoonful of anchovy essence
  • 1/2 pint of good melted butter
  • 3 slices of salmon
  • a small piece of glaze
  • 3 dessertspoonfuls of capers
  • 1 dessertspoonful of their liquor

Directions

1

383. INGREDIENTS.--1/2 pint of melted butter No. 376, 3 dessertspoonfuls of capers, 1 dessertspoonful of their liquor, a small piece of glaze, if at hand (this may be dispensed with), 1/4 teaspoonful of salt, ditto of pepper, 1 tablespoonful of anchovy essence.

2

_Mode_.--Cut the capers across once or twice, but do not chop them fine; put them in a saucepan with 1/2 pint of good melted butter, and add all the other ingredients. Keep stirring the whole until it just simmers, when it is ready to serve.

3

_Time_.--1 minute to simmer. _Average cost_ for this quantity, 5d.

4

_Sufficient_ to serve with a skate, or 2 or 3 slices of salmon.

5

CAPERS.--These are the unopened buds of a low trailing shrub, which grows wild among the crevices of the rocks of Greece, as well as in northern Africa: the plant, however, has come to be cultivated in the south of Europe. After being pickled in vinegar and salt, they are imported from Sicily, Italy, and the south of France. The best are from Toulon.

By Isabella Beeton · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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