Baked Smelt - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb smelt
1/2 lb bacon
1/2 cup beef stock
pepper, to taste

Preparation

Clean smelt.
Soak in salt water overnight in refrigerator; rinse.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Pour boiling water over smelt and allow to stand for five minutes.
Place the fish in a baking pan.
Place a thin slice of bacon over each fish (if large) or a generous covering (if small).
Sprinkle with pepper as desired; add beef stock and bake in a moderate oven 20 minutes or until fish are cooked through.