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#124724 03/09/04 04:04 AM
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Conger Eel Island Pie

Ingredients

675 g (1 1/2 lb) eel, skinned and boned
75 g (3 oz) butter
1 onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoons chopped parsley
pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
3 tablespoons dry sherry
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2-3 hard-boiled eggs, roughly chopped
50 g ( 2 oz) flour
juice of 1 lemon
225g (8oz) puff pastry, defrosted if frozen
1 egg, beaten, to glaze


Method

1. Cut the eel into large pieces

2. Melt 25 g (1 oz) butter in a large saucepan and gently soften the finely chopped onion, Add the parsley, nutmeg and sherry, then add the eel and sufficient water just to cover. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

3. Bring slowly to the boil then, once at boiling point, remove the eel with a slotted spoon and place in a greased 1.25 litres/2 pints pie dish. Mix in the roughly chopped egg.

4. Blend the remaining butter with the flour to form a paste (beurre manie) and drop this into the eel liquid a little at a time.

5. Bring this sauce to the boil, add the lemon juice and check the seasoning. Pour the thickened sauce into the pie dish.

6. Roll out the pastry to make a lid and cover the pie dish. Brush with beaten egg and decorate, if liked, with any left-over pastry pieces.

7. Bake in a hot oven 220°c (425°f) gas 7 for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to moderately hot 190°c (375°f) gas 5 for a further 30 minutes.



#124725 03/09/04 02:15 PM
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Sounds good, except for the eel part.


#124726 03/09/04 03:27 PM
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Dear Jackie: I still remember a Christmas party at med school, when one of the Nisei students brought "unagi",
sliced smoked eel. It was so delicious, I still remember it
after more than fifty years. I've never been able to find
it since.


#124727 03/09/04 03:31 PM
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Unagi is my sushi of choice! Fully cooked, you can find it at most any sushi bar... and you're right, Bill, it's fantastic.


#124728 03/09/04 04:11 PM
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Fully cooked ? I thought sushi by definition meant raw. [provincial e]


#124729 03/09/04 06:38 PM
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The local smokehouse round here does smoked eel when John, the owner, can get the fresh eels.
They are truly scrumptious - much nicer than cooked eel.


#124730 03/09/04 06:58 PM
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>smoked eel

<Homer S>mmmmmmm, smoked eel</Homer S>

Mind you, I still prefer my eel cooked in a hangi.


#124731 03/09/04 07:21 PM
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I prefer damned near anything cooked in a hangi, Max. Maoridom's major contribution to the rest of the world, really!


#124732 03/09/04 08:17 PM
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>>fully cooked<<

me thinks sashimi is raw and sushi is served on rice, handformed or rolled(?) -- but may be cooked.


#124733 03/09/04 08:43 PM
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Yeah, what he said. I believe it refers more to the presentation style - the fish laid on the rice block with the seaweed strip wrapped around the whole thing. Unagi is especially nice because while it has a fishy texture, it doesn't have a fishy taste. I've convinced fish-haters to try it, and they've all found it quite acceptable (which is high praise if you just plain hate fish).


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