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Pompano, San Juan

Trim and wipe two very fresh pompano of one and a half pounds each. Place in a frying pan with half ounce butter, half gill white wine, half gill water, a teaspoon salt and half teaspoon paprika. Cover with a buttered paper, boil on the range for five minutes, then set in the oven for twenty minutes. Remove, dress the fish on a hot dish and keep hot. Mix in a saucepan one tablespoon butter with two and a half tablespoons flour and heat for half minute; pour in the fish liquor and one and a half gills milk, mix well until it comes to a boil, then add half teaspoon finely chopped chives, six minced canned mushrooms, three sweet red peppers cut into fine julienne strips, a half bean finely chopped garlic and a small, finely sliced truffle. Mix well, boil for five minutes, then pour the sauce over the fish, decorate with six bread croutons around the dish and serve.