FINNAN HADDIE (SMOKED HADDOCK) FLAVORS OF CAPE COD

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My husband loves this dish, he is from a Scottish family and his mom used to make it. The name comes from the Scottish town of Findon and the slang word for haddock. In the 1800s in Findon, fishwives hung lightly salted or, as Down Easters would say, slack-salted, haddock in their chimneys to be smoked gently over peat fires....

Provided by Carol Junkins

Categories     Fish

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 lb finnan haddie (smoked haddock)
2 c milk or half and half
1 1/2 c bec'hamel sauce (recipe follows)
4-5 potatoes, parboiled and quartered
BECHAMEL SAUCE:
2 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp all purpose flour
1 c chicken broth (can use some of the stock from the soaked fish)
1/4 c lemon juice
salt to taste,sliced thin lemons and parsley for garnish
MELT BUTTER AND ADD FLOUR, BLEND WELL, REMOVE FROM HEAT AND ADD BROTH. HEAT STIRRING CONSTANTLY TIL THICKENED. WHISK IN LEMON JUICE, POUR OVER FISH AND GARNISH W/LEMON SLICES

Steps:

  • 1. Soak finnan haddie which has had skin and bones (if any) removed in lukewarm milk or half and half or water for 30-40 minutes. Drain well. Put fish in 9" X 13" baking dish. Surround the fish with the quartered potatoes. Cover with Bechamel sauce. Bake in a 350 degree oven until potatoes are done =45 to 60 minutes. Serves 4-6 (picture from Ifood)

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