Show t 11 tl r aim a nn i Give Fish Dinners Tantalizing Taste With Zesty Seasoning IF FISH DINNERS in your house are not received with wholehearted good spirit and eaten with relish check c on your o f fish r fi s h cookery o k I Imp Improvement m p r o 0 is simple the rewards a are r e great F Fish ish served frequently c can a n nease ease the budget et and add zest to an otherwise humdrum string of menus In addition addition addition ad ad- to these reasons homemakers ers appreciate the fact that fish is tender and requires but short cooking cooking cooking cook cook- ing time Meal preparation time can be c cut t considerably when fish appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears frequently on the table Many fish varieties are available because they come fresh canned and fresh When you investigate investigate gate the cookery methods as well as as the many seasonings that can enhance their flavors you enter a fascinating realm of cookery S e Youve You've stuffed chops and roasts Have you ever thought of stuffing a fish Heres Here's an excellent way to prepare fish with stuffing that's quick to make and wonderfully popular Baked Stuffed Fish Serves 6 Select a fish weighing 3 to 4 pounds Clean and rub salt inside and out Fill cavity full with mushroom stuffing Lace fish with string to hold stuffing in place and to to hold fish together Brush fish with melted butter o or substitute and place upright in a greased baking pan Place paper brushed with butter over fish Pour lk r to 4 3 cup water or fish stock into pan Bake in a moderate F F. F oven for 40 to 60 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork Baste frequently frequently frequently fre fre- fre- fre with drippings in pan Remove Remove Remove Re Re- move string and serve immediately ly lyon on a hot platter with liquid from pan thickened with a mixture of 1 tablespoon butter and 1 teaspoon flour Mushroom Stuffing 3 tablespoons butter C 1 tablespoon onion chopped I Yz vs cup chopped mushrooms 2 cups fresh bread crumbs k cup cream cream 2 eggs beaten 1 teaspoon chopped parsley Salt and pepper Melt butter in saucepan Add onIon onion onion on on- ion and saute until onion is golden Add chopped mushrooms and cook until water from mushrooms cooks away Add bread breadcrumbs 1 crumbs C cream r rea e am m 14 1 1 z eggs and pars pars- ley icy Stir u un until n t i iI l lwell well mixed Cook A over low heat until until un- un til t mix mixture t u r e is I th thickened i c ken ed SeaSon Season Sea- Sea Li Son to taste with salt and pepper I Broiling is an excellent method C for cooking fish because its it's so tend- tend J Jer ere er Here are two ways to try Broiled Mackerel Onion Slices Serves 4 4 1 pound 1 mackerel or other small fish 3 onions sliced 2 tablespoons butter buttero buttera f o a p r Small whole fish like this mackerel mackerel mack erel can be treated by cutting slits in hi the fish and inserting onion on on- onion onion on- on ion slices The broiling method prepares the fish quickly and gives interesting variety to fish dinners LYNN SAYS Try Something Different For Flavorful Surprises Corn meal sticks help out a meal in the doldrums but they'll be a surprise too if you add some steamed raisins to the b batter Dont Don't skip onions as a vegetable if you seek variety Nothing goes more nicely with a steak or roast You can try parboiling them then baking baIting with cream sauce and mushrooms mushrooms mush mush- rooms or simply bake boke with diluted canned mushroom soup sup if youre you're in ina a hurry tv yak r s si fir 1 i 4 jy lo v. v Y Fish fillets cooked and flaked go into this ring mold to give an easily prepared main dish which the family will a appreciate p pre cia t e. e Cooked vegetables like the carrots carrots car car- rots used here herc can be served inthe in inthe inthe the center of the ring LYNN CHAMBERS CHAMBERS' MENU Baked Stuffed Fish Creamed Spinach with Hard-Cooked Hard Egg Baked Potatoes Crusty Crusty- Rolls Cabbage Apple and Nut Slaw Lemon Tarts Beverage Recipe Given Rub inside of fish with salt Make several slits on each side of the fish Slip a slice of onion and a dot of butter in each slit on the top topside topside topside side pushing the slice of onion well into the slit Place fish under broiler about 6 inches from the source of heat Broil for 3 minutes turn fish and insert onions and dots of butter on the other other other oth oth- er side Broil 6 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork e Broiled Fish Steaks Either fresh or frozen steaks may maybe maybe maybe be used for this With frozen steaks let fish thaw on refrigerator shelf shell or at room temperature just long enough to separate the steaks Dip steaks in flour season both sides with salt and pepper and brush both sides with salad oil Place on a pre-heated pre greased broiler pan about two or 3 inches inches' from heat Broil 5 to 8 minutes turn carefully and broil 5 to 8 t j minutes 10 longer n g e r or u until n t il f fish ish flakes easily when tested with fork If fish is very fro frozen zen a sligh slightly longer time for broiling may be required steaks to hot platter and serve with the following following fol fol- fol lowing Mustard 1 Sauce 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon flour 1 cup hot milk 1 slice onion Salt and pepper 1 teaspoon prepared mustard Few drops lemon juice Melt butter add flour and cook until it turns golden Add milk onion onion on on- ion salt and pepper and cook stirring stirring stirring stir stir- ring constantly until mixture thickens thickens thickens thick thick- ens then continue cooking until re reduced reduced re- re to about two-thirds two of the original quantity Add mustard and lemon juice Strain sauce or just remove onion and serve An easy way to serve fish that may be different to you is by baking a nicely seasoned fish mixture in ina a ring mold Flaked Fish Ring Serves 6 2 pounds cooked fish fillets 2 eggs eggs Vz l cup tomato juice 1 V 2 cups soft bread crumbs 1 teaspoon salt Vz teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons lemon juice IA 4 cup parsley minced 2 tablespoons chopped celery Flake fish Mix in remaining in in- Place mixture in buttered ring mold and bake in a hot F. F oven for 30 minutes Run a knife around the edges and turn out on platter Fill center with sliced cooked carrots Garnish with chicory chicory chic chic- ory or other greens Broiled Whole Fish Use any small fish such as trout croakers butterfish porgies 0 or smelt Have fish drawn and heads and t tails ils removed if desired Season Season Season Sea Sea- son with salt and pepper then brush with butter or oil Broil 3 inched from r m heat het about 8 to 10 minutes If fish isn are boned broil 5 to 8 minutes Remove to hot platter and spread with a mixture of 3 tablespoons sweet butter creamed with 1 teaspoon teaspoon teaspoon tea tea- spoon anchovy paste Soak a few herbs in milk and then add to your meat ball mixture This puts Duts real old fashioned goodness in them Slices of bread with the meal can get monotonous Now how would you like some thick slices of crusty Vienna bread heated slightly in the oven just before serving Takes but a few minutes I Baked pears ears are fine for dessert but try dusting them with sugar and spice before the baking Team with coconut macaroons for a simple dessert |