Subj : St. John 06 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Wed Jun 23 2021 09:12:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: The John Dory Categories: Appetisers, Seafood, Vegetables, Pastry, Herbs Yield: 38 Servings 1 1/2 lb Ocean perch, whiting, or - other fish filets 1 1/2 ts Salt Hot water 1/4 c Butter or oil 2 c Chopped celery 1 c Chopped onion 1 c Shredded raw potato 10 oz Can diced tomatoes; w/juices 1 ts Dried oregano 1/4 ts Ground pepper 1/4 c Grated Romano cheese MMMMM---------------------------CRUST-------------------------------- 6 tb Lard or shortening 6 c Self-rising flour 2 c Cold water; as needed Cut lard and flour together. Add cold waters as needed to make a stiff dough. Thaw fish if frozen. Combine fish and 3/4 ts salt in a deep skillet or Dutch oven. Add hot water to cover. Simmer about 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Drain fish and chill. Skin the filets and flake them. Heat butter in skillet; add celery and onion and cook until almost tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Add potatoes and cook 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, oregano, remaining 3/4 ts salt and pepper. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, about ten minutes. Chill. Fold in flaked fish and cheese. Prepare crust while fish mixture chills. Divide dough in 4 equal portions. Roll one portion at a time on a lightly floured surface, rolling crust very very thin. Cut dough into 4 1/2" to 5" squares. Place 2 tb of fish mixture slightly to one side of center on each square. Moisten edges of squares with water; fold in half and seal edges with the tines of a fork dipped in flour. Fry in 375ºF/190ºC oil 2 minutes or until well-browned, turning once. Drain on paper. Serve hot or cold. Makes 36 to 40 pieces RECIPE FROM: The Taste of Gloucester; A Fisherman's Wife Cooks - Written and complied by The Fishermen's Wives of Gloucester & The Cape Ann League of Women Voters Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Even without beer goggles poutine is tough to turn away. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .