Baked Smelt

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb smelt
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 1/2 cup beef stock
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 clean smelt.
• 2 soak in salt water overnight in refrigerator; rinse.
• 3 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 4 pour boiling water over smelt and allow to stand for five minutes.
• 5 place the fish in a baking pan.
• 6 place a thin slice of bacon over each fish (if large) or a generous covering (if small).
• 7 sprinkle with pepper as desired; add beef stock and bake in a moderate oven 20 minutes or until fish are cooked through.