{"id":5938,"slug":"fillet-of-halibut-pondicherry","title":"Fillet of halibut, Pondicherry.","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["four fillets of halibut","salt","pepper","one-half cup of fish broth","one-half glass of white wine","two ounces of butter","one teaspoonful of flour","one teaspoonful of curry powder","a cup and a half of fish broth additional","the yolks of two eggs","half a cup of cream","two ounces of sweet butter"],"ingredients_norm":["halibut","salt","pepper","fish broth","white wine","butter","flour","curry powder","and half of fish broth additional","egg yolk","cream","sweet butter"],"steps":["Place four fillets of halibut in a sauté pan, season with salt and pepper, add one-half cup of fish broth and one-half glass of white wine, cover with buttered paper, and bake in oven for ten minutes.","Heat two ounces of butter in a casserole, add one teaspoonful of flour and one of curry powder, heat through.","Then add the broth from the fish and a cup and a half of fish broth additional, and boil for ten minutes.","Then bind the sauce with the yolks of two eggs mixed with half a cup of cream, season with salt and pepper, and strain.","Then put the sauce back in the casserole, add two ounces of sweet butter, and when the butter is melted pour the sauce over the fish."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w108:4","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"53225b21216751736b362c902bd9cd7e449cee05691eed13871a0af764e3598f","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:47:53Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/fillet-of-halibut-pondicherry"}