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Baked Fish

A whole fish seasoned with salt, coated in cornmeal, baked with water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Baked Fish

Oven, in the book's wordsA hot oven

Ingredients

Directions

The book says “a hot oven”. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

Prepare

  1. Salt the fish inside and out.

  2. Roll the fish in cornmeal.

Bake and serve

  1. Place the fish in a baking pan with a little water.

  2. Bake in a hot oven at 400°F (200°C) for 30 to 45 minutes, basting occasionally.

  3. Serve hot or cold.

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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What each ingredient does

Whole fish
Forms the main protein that cooks through in the hot oven.
Cornmeal
Forms a light crust on the outside that helps the fish brown slightly.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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