Baked Fresh Codfish With Cheese Sauce Recipe

Instructions

1. Lay a square or oblong of fish in salt water for half an hour; wipe dry, and rub well with lemon juice and butter.
2. Put a cup of strained veal stock, or weak gravy, in the bottom of the baking-pan under the grating.
3. Do not let it touch the fish.
4. Lay the fish on the grating, salt and pepper it, cover, and bake, allowing ten minutes to a pound.
5. Take from the oven; sift dry fine crumbs over it, and place small pieces of butter on these.
6. Return to the oven, uncovered, and let it brown while you strain the gravy from the pan.
7. Thicken the gravy with butter rolled in flour, season with the juice of a lemon, a little onion juice, and 4 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese.
8. Boil one minute, pour a little over the fish, and the rest into the gravy-boat.