Original 1914 recipe
Verbatim from the first edition of the Big Cookbook.

Erken's halibut à la régence (1914): two 2 cm thick halibut slices are marinated in oil, lemon juice, and salt, layered together with butter- and rusk-breaded oysters between them, and baked for 30–40 minutes in a hot oven. Finished by gratinating with rusk crumbs and butter and served on salad with lemon, parsley, and scooped potatoes, with oyster sauce or hollandaise. The oysters can be swapped for lobster, shrimp, or crayfish.
Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 91 (falt i det fri)
A fine party dish from the fish chapter, where two halibut slices are baked as a "sandwich" with breaded oysters in between. Erken notes that lobster, shrimp, or crayfish can be used instead of oysters.
Cut and marinate the fish
Use the middle cut if possible. Cut the fish into two 2 cm slices and remove the skin. Drizzle oil over, sprinkle with lemon juice and salt, and let the fish sit in the marinade for 1–2 hours.
Assemble the fish
Place one of the fish slices in a well-greased pan or ovenproof dish. Dip the oysters in melted butter, then in rusk crumbs, and place them on the fish slice. Lay the other slice on top.
Bake
Set the dish in a hot oven, about 200 °C (390 °F), and bake the fish for 30–40 minutes. Baste often with the pan juices or with butter melted in hot water.
Gratinate
Ten minutes before serving, cover the surface with 1 dl finely ground, sifted rusk crumbs stirred together with 0.5 dl melted butter. Let it brown lightly.
Plating
Place finely cut endive salad on a fish platter, set the fish on top, and garnish with lemon slices, parsley, and scooped, cooked potatoes. Serve oyster sauce or hollandaise alongside.
Measurements have been modernized (dl, tablespoons), an oven temperature is given (about 200 °C (390 °F)) since the original only says "hot oven," and "crushed, sifted rusk" is translated as finely ground rusk crumbs. The method has been divided into steps.
Original 1914 recipe
Verbatim from the first edition of the Big Cookbook.

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Note til Modernisert
Mål er modernisert (dl, spiseskjeer), ovnstemperatur er angitt (ca. 200 °C) siden originalen bare sier «varm ovn», og «støtt, sigtet kavring» er oversatt til finmalt kavringsmel. Fremgangsmåten er delt i trinn.
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