Sour stew

Ingredients

• Tablespoon of butter
• Tablespoon of flour
• Onion
• Fish
• 4 lemons
• 6 eggs

Directions

1. Put in a tablespoon of butter and a sliced onion into a saucepan and let it shimmer.
2. Slice the fish about an inch thick into the saucepan and add enough boiling water to cover the fish.
3. Make a sauce of 6 eggs, 4 lemons, and a teaspoon of flour; add this mixture to the stew when cool.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Shawn Chauvin
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2023