Fish Sauce Recipes

FISH SAUCE RECIPES

Sauces are generally served with fish to improve their flavour and increase their nutritive value. Some kinds of fish such as salmon, shad, butterfish, Spanish mackerel, etc., contain more than 6 percent of fat, but as many of the fish that are used for food contain less than this, they are somewhat dry and are improved considerably by the addition of a well-seasoned and highly flavoured sauce. Among the recipes that follow will be found fish sauce recipes suitable for any method that may be used in the preparation of fish.

2 Tb. butter

2 Tb. flour

1 c. thin cream

Salt and pepper

Juice of 1 lemon or 1 Tb. vinegar

Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour, and continue stirring until the two are well mixed. Add to this the thin cream and stir until the mixture is thick and boils. Season with salt, pepper, and the juice of the lemon or the vinegar.

SPANISH SAUCE

2 Tb. butter

1 slice of onion

2 Tb. flour

1 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

1 c. milk

1/4 c. tomato puree

1/4 c. chopped pimiento

Brown the butter with the onion, add the flour, salt, and pepper, and stir until well blended. Add the milk and allow the mixture to cook until it thickens. To this add the tomato and pimiento. Heat thoroughly and serve.

HORSERADISH SAUCE

1/2 c. cream

1/4 c. boiled salad dressing

2 Tb. grated horseradish

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. paprika

1/4 tsp. mustard

Whip the cream until stiff; then add the salad dressing, horseradish, salt, paprika, and mustard. When well blended, the sauce is ready to serve

Fish Sauce Recipes

COCKTAIL SAUCES FOR SHELL-FISH

The various kinds of shell fish are served so frequently as cocktails that cocktail sauces are much in demand. The foundation of these sauces is always tomato catsup, but the ingredients used for seasoning usually vary according to individual taste. The following recipes make amounts sufficient for one serving:

COCKTAIL SAUCE -1

1/4 tsp. grated horseradish

Juice of 1/4 lemon 12 drops tobacco sauce

10 drops Worcestershire sauce

1 Tb. tomato catsup

COCKTAIL SAUCE -2

1 Tb. tomato catsup

1 Tb. grapefruit juice

1 tsp. spiced vinegar

Dash of tobacco sauce Sprinkling of salt Dusting of choped parsley

Mix the ingredients thoroughly and serve with oysters, clams, lobster, shrimp, or crab meat thoroughly chilled.