To Broil Sprats
Ingredients
Directions
Wipe the scales off the sprats with a cloth.
Remove the intestines by drawing them out through the gills.
Skewer 6 or more sprats through the eyes.
Broil the sprats on their backs over a hot fire.
Serve immediately while hot for a crisp texture.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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