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SAUCE FOR SALMON AND OTHER FISH
Photo: Caroline Attwood

SAUCE FOR SALMON AND OTHER FISH

7 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

796
Calories
28g
Protein
26g
Fat
110g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mace 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

  • one cupful of milk heated to a boil
  • a tablespoonful of cornstarch previously wet up
  • one great spoonful of butter
  • one raw egg beaten light
  • mace
  • cayenne
  • pepper

Directions

1

One cupful of milk heated to a boil and thickened with a tablespoonful of cornstarch previously wet up with cold water, the liquor from the salmon, one great spoonful of butter, one raw egg beaten light, the juice of half a lemon, mace and cayenne pepper to taste. Add the egg to thickened milk when you have stirred in the butter and liquor; take from the fire, season and let it stand in hot water three minutes, covered. Lastly put in lemon juice and turn out immediately. Pour it all over and around the salmon.

By F. L. Gillette and Hugo Ziemann · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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