Steamed Halibut

Original Recipe

Select a three-pound piece of white halibut, cover it with a cloth and place it in a steamer; set the steamer over a pot of fast-boiling water and steam two hours; place it on a hot dish surrounded with a border of parsley and serve with egg sauce.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cloth and place it in a steamer
  • 2 hours
  • 1 hot dish surrounded with a border of parsley and serve with egg sauce

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Instructions

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    Select a three-pound piece of white halibut, cover it with a cloth and place it in a steamer; set the steamer over a pot of fast-boiling water and steam two hours; place it on a hot dish surrounded with a border of parsley and serve with egg sauce.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)