To Bake a Cod’s Head

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 1 quart water
• 1 onion, stuck with cloves
• 1 piece lemon peel
• 1 tablespoon grated horseradish
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 2 blades mace
• 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• flour for dusting
• butter, cut into pieces the size of oysters
• 1 glass wine or ⅓ cup vinegar
• a few oysters, fresh or pickled, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ketchup or soy sauce
• 1 large piece butter, rolled in flour
• fried bread for garnish
• sliced lemon for garnish

Also mentioned in the method: fish

Directions

The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.

1. Fill a baking dish with water and add onion, lemon peel, horseradish, pepper, mace, and nutmeg.

2. Plunge the fish into the mixture, flour the exposed parts, and dot with butter pieces.

3. Bake in a 350°F (175°C) oven until cooked through.

4. Transfer the fish to a clean dish and pour the cooking liquid into a saucepan.

5. Add wine or vinegar, chopped oysters, ketchup or soy, and butter to the saucepan.

6. Stir until boiling, then pour over the fish.

7. Garnish with fried bread and sliced lemon.