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Crucian Carp with Bacon

4 servings

Ingredients

• crucian carp (as needed)
• salt (a little)
• flour (a little)
• butter (a little)
• rendered bacon (a little)
• meat broth (a little)
• vinegar (a little)
• pepper (a little)
• bay leaf (a little)
• ginger (a little)

Instructions

1. Score the prepared crucian carp twice along the back and salt them.
2. Roast flour in butter and rendered bacon until golden, add meat broth and a little vinegar, let it boil well, and season with pepper, a bay leaf, and ginger.
3. Cook the crucian carp in this broth, arrange them on a warmed dish, sprinkle with bacon cubes, and serve the sauce alongside.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.