Playce ysod - poached plaice with mustard sauce medieval

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Easy

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Fresh whole plaice or cod, 1/2 c Chopped parsley
-about 3 pounds 1/2 ts Salt
3 c Water 1/2 c Ale

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1 c Spicy mustard 1/2 ts Salt
4 tb Ale 1/2 c White bread crumbs

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1/4 c Oil or clarified butter for -frying instead of boiling

Boil water, parsley, salt, and ale.
Poach plaice in that broth for 12 to 15 minutes, until it nearly
flakes.
Meanwhile, mix mustard, ale, salt, and crumbs to make a sauce.
Briefly heat to a simmer.
Serve fish with warm mustard sauce poured on.

From _Fabulous Feasts - Medieval Cookery and Ceremony_ by Madeleine
Pelner Cosman George Braziller, Inc. 1976, 1992 ISBN
0-8076-0832-7 Typos by Jeff Pruett
Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 05-16-95