Haddock
is a member of the cod family and resembles that fish greatly,
though it is smaller on the average (2-5 pounds) and has a black
lateral line instead of a white one. It may be used in most
recipes calling for cod, although it is thought to have more
flavor than cod and its flesh is a bit softer. It is sometimes
served with egg sauce in New England; in Maine especially. It
is popular stuffed with minced clams, onions, and buttered crackers,
or simply with salt pork. Or use any good bread stuffing like
the one in Jean Goddard's Stuffed Bass. Its fillets may also
be baked with wine and tarragon, the sauce then enriched with
cream. Follow the recipe for Trout in Tarragon Cream and substitute
haddock fillets for the trout. In addition, haddock may be substituted
for cod in the recipe for Danish Boiled Cod, or poached and
served cold with Remoulade Sauce. Clearly haddock's greatest
gastronomic role is smoked, as finnan haddie.
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