Sunday, August 17, 2025

Baked Halibut Sandwich with Egg Sauce

 Baked Halibut Sandwich with Egg Sauce

2 slices of  halibut fish- 1 lb each 

1 hard boiled egg 

6 slices of  bacon 

2 cups of  bread crumbs dressing 

2 tablespoons of  butter 

2 tablespoons of  flour 

1 1/2 cups  of boiling water 

1 pinch of Salt, or  to taste  

Grease the deep cast iron  baking dish or casserole, and put the three slices of bacon into the bottom of a pan. On these stripes lay one slice of halibut, which has been lightly sprinkled with salt. Cover with a good bread crumbs dressing, well seasoned and fried in a little butter until slightly browned. Place the other slice of halibut fish on the top of the dressing, and put the remaining three slices of bacon on the top  layer of halibut fish. Put just a little boiling water into your deep pan, just one third of the height of the fish  and bake covered with aluminum foil in fairly  hot oven about 45 minutes. basting several times- watch closely- it sticks. Remove carefully to platter and pour on the halibut the egg sauce over all. 

EGG SAUCE

The egg sauce is made as follows

Put the butter and the flour into your cast iron saucepan, and stir until well blended, gradually add water, stirring constantly to smooth. Let it boil for several minutes. Season to taste, and  at the end add the boiled egg chopped  very fine. Decorate  this sauce  with  finely chopped parsley, and the narrow sections of lemon . 

THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL WAY MY FAMILY PREPARES THE TRADITIONAL BRITISH DISH - THE BAKED HALIBUT, STYLE NEWFOUNDLAND. THIS IS AUTHENTIC PURITAN MEAL OF OUR FAMILY FROM CANADIAN SIDE, PREPARED  IN THE DEEP CAST IRON SKILLET. A NICE TREAT OF  THE SUNDAY BRUNCH   OF OUR  FAMILY IN THE  STATE OF CALIFORNIA, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY AND LITHUANIA, AS WELL AS THE WHOLE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  THE  TRADITIONAL WAY WE COOK THE FISH IS WITH THE STRIPES OF HAM AND THE SAUCE  FOR THE FISH IS TRADITIONALLY THE HARD BOILED EGG WITH A WHITE SAUCE- AS WELL  CONSIDERED TO BE THE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN  STAPLE OF THE PURITAN FAMILIES, BUT THIS  DISH IS AS WELL LOVED BY OUR LUTHERAN AND PURITAN  FAMILIES IN POLAND, HUNGARY, AUSTRIA, SWEDEN, LITHUANIA AND WORLDWIDE. HALIBUT CAN BE  PREPARED BY THE  FAMILIES ALL THROUGH THE YEAR, AND  THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE FESTIVE DISHES OF THE FAMILY GATHERINGS AND REUNIONS, HOWEVER THE GOOD HALIBUT FISH IS QUITE A RARE FIND THESE DAYS.  THE  SPICES THEY MAY BE SERVED  WITH, ARE MOSTLY THE  BLACK PEPPER AND SALT.  GARNI WITH FINELY CHOPPED FRESH CELERY, FINELY CHOPPED FRESH PARSLEY OR FINELY CHOPPED DILL OR FINELY CHOPPED FRESH CHIVES.  THE BAKED CHICKEN IS TRADITIONAL STAPLE OF THE WHOLE YEAR ROUND IN THE  STATE OF CALIFORNIA  AND IS   AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR MORE THAN HUNDRED OF YEARS. 

THIS  IS TRADITIONAL RECIPE OF THE GRAND AMERICAN CUISINE.-HISTORICAL RECIPE WHICH DATES 1800DS. THE BAKED HALIBUT IN HARD BOILED BUTTER AND  PARSLEY SAUCE  WAS CONSIDERED AS THE SAFE AND SCROMPTUOUS  ALL YEAR ROUND DISH, SUITABLE AND  ALLOWED FOR  THE LITTLE CHILDREN AND TODDLERS, IF THE HEAVY SPICE, LIKE THE BLACK PEPPER, CHIVES WAS AVOIDED.