Steamed Shad

Name: Steamed Shad
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: Four servings
Ingredients: 2 cups dry white wine; 1 cup fresh lemon juice; 1 cup water; 1 carrot, peeled and thinly sliced; 2 ribs celery, thinly sliced; 1 small onion, peeled and thinly sliced; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns; 1 2-to-3-pound shad, scaled and cleaned, head and tail intact

By Molly O'Neill

Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:Four servings

2cups dry white wine
1cup fresh lemon juice
1cup water
1carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
2ribs celery, thinly sliced
1small onion, peeled and thinly sliced
2sprigs fresh thyme
½teaspoon black peppercorns
12-to-3-pound shad, scaled and cleaned, head and tail intact

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine all ingredients except shad in a steamer large enough to hold the fish. The liquid should barely reach the rack. If necessary, add equal proportions of wine and lemon juice until it does, but do not allow shad and liquid to meet.
Step 2
Place the fish on the rack. Cover tightly and steam for 5 hours. Serve immediately.