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Veiled Fish

Veiled fish from Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), p. 131: steamed cod or flounder layered with shrimp and asparagus on a warm platter, covered with a rich flour sauce of butter, meat stock and milk enriched with egg yolks, lemon juice and mustard. Also includes Erken's explanation of steaming fish between two platters over boiling water.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 131 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A festive presentation from the fish chapter of "Stor kokebok": cooked or steamed fish is "veiled" with a rich, egg-thickened sauce and layered with shrimp and asparagus. Erken uses the occasion to explain the steaming of fish - a method she recommends both for flavor and for invalid cookery.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Steam the fish

    Clean the fish (flounder or cod) and cut the fillets away from the skin and bones. Place them on a well-greased ovenproof dish and salt. Invert another dish over it, set the dishes over a pot of boiling water and let stand for half an hour. Make a good stock from the skin and bones.

  2. 2

    Arrange the fish

    Lift the fish up in large pieces and arrange it in layers on a flat, warm platter together with the peeled shrimp and asparagus or cooked, sliced roots.

  3. 3

    Keep warm

    Set the platter over a pot of boiling water so that everything is heated through.

  4. 4

    Make the sauce

    Melt the butter, stir in the flour and thin with stock and milk. Let the sauce simmer for 10 minutes.

  5. 5

    Enrich with egg yolks

    Take the pot off the heat and stir in the egg yolks, lemon juice and the mustard stirred into a little of the sauce. Season with salt.

  6. 6

    Veil and garnish

    Pour the sauce over the fish on the platter so it is well covered. Garnish with thin lemon slices, each with a small, fresh parsley leaf tucked in. Serve immediately.

Changes from the original

Unclear fractions in the OCR have been interpreted as modern measures (1/2 l shrimp, 1/2 l stock, 2.5 dl milk). The quantity of fish is estimated at about 800 g cooked fish. The method has been divided into numbered steps, and the explanation of steaming has been included as its own step. The language in the steps has been modernized, while the transcription keeps the 1914 spelling.

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Modernised → 1914 (proofread, p. 131)~87% of the text changedremovedadded
800 g kokt Kokt fisk (flyndre eller torsk, helst dampkokt). 0,5 l reker (rensede). ½ l. ræker 1 boks asparges (eller kokte skorsonerrøtter eller pastinakkrøtter). skorzonerrøtter eller pastinakrøtter 100 g smør. gr. smør 80 g hvetemel. 0,5 l kjøttkraft. 2,5 dl gr. hvetemel ½ l. kjøtkraft ¼ l. nysilet melk (nysilet). 1 ts sennep (utrørt i litt av sausen). 3 stk eggeplommer. 1 ts sitronsaft. salt (etter smak). eggeblommer 1 stk sitron (til pynt, i tynne skiver). frisk persille (til pynt). Rens fisken (flyndre eller torsk) og skjær filetene fra skinn og bein. Legg dem på et godt smurt ildfast fat og teske citronsaft salt. Hvelv et annet fat over, sett fatene over en gryte med kokende vann og la stå i en halv time. Kok god kraft av skinn og bein.. Plukk fisken opp Fisken skal opplukkes i store stykker stykker, helst være dampkokt, og legg den lagvis på lægges paa et flatt, varmt fat sammen lagvis med de rensede rekene og asparges ræker, aspargesen eller de kokte, oppskårne røtter.. Sett fatet opskaarne røtter. Fatet sættes over en gryte med kokende vann slik vand, saaledes at alt blir gjennomvarmt.. Smelt smøret, rør inn melet og spe kan bli gjennemvarmet. Saa lager man da sausen paa vanlig maate: smelter smør, rører i mel, spæder med kraft og melk. La sausen småkoke melk, smaakoker i 10 minutter.. Ta gryten minutter. Gryten tages fra varmen og rør inn eggeplommer, sitronsaft ilden, og eggeblommerne, citronsaft, sennep — utrørt i litt av sausen. Smak til med salt.. Hell sausen — røres i; salt efter smak. Sausen heldes over fisken på fatet så den paa fatet, saa denne er godt dekket. Pynt med tynne sitronskiver dækket. Fatet pyntes med tynde citronskiver, hvori er stukket et lite, ganske litet, friskt persilleblad stukket persilleblad. Fisken er bedst dampkokt, sa jeg ovenfor. Hvad menes hermed? Fisken — flyndre eller torsk — renses, og fileterne skjæres fra skind og ben, lægges paa et godt smurt stentøisfat, saltes. Et andet fat hvælves over, og disse sættes over en gryte med kokende vand; staar en halv time og er da færdig til bruk. Fisken koker i hver. Serveres straks. dampen av sit eget vand, og fisk kan aldrig bli mere velsmakende, end naar den er kokt paa denne maate. Dette er ogsaa übetinget den bedste maate at tilberede fisken paa, naar det gjælder at koke fisk til en syk. Paa skind og ben kokes naturligvis god kraft.

Note on Modernised

Uklare brøker i OCR er tolket til moderne mål (½ l reker, ½ l kraft, 2,5 dl melk). Mengde fisk er anslått til ca. 800 g kokt fisk. Fremgangsmåten er delt i nummererte trinn, og forklaringen om dampkoking er tatt inn som eget trinn. Språket i trinnene er modernisert, mens transkripsjonen beholder 1914-rettskrivingen.

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Frequently asked questions

What does "veiled" mean in this dish?
The fish and its accompaniments are arranged in layers on a platter and "veiled" - that is, completely covered - by a thick, golden sauce with egg yolks, mustard and lemon juice.
Which fish and which accompaniments are used?
Cooked fish, preferably steamed and broken into large pieces, layered with 1/2 liter of peeled shrimp and one can of asparagus, or cooked, sliced salsify or parsnip roots.
How is the sauce made?
Melt 100 g butter, stir in 80 g wheat flour, thin with 1/2 l meat stock and 1/4 l milk and simmer for 10 minutes. Take the pot off the heat before stirring in 3 egg yolks, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and mustard stirred into a little sauce, and salt to taste.
How is the dish kept warm?
The platter with the fish, shrimp and vegetables is set over a pot of boiling water so that everything is heated through before the sauce is poured over.

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