Boneless Baked Shad

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3-4 lb. shad
• 1 tbsp. vinegar
• 1 tbsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 5-6 strips bacon
• 1 quart water

Directions

1. Boil shad (without the roe) in water and vinegar with seasonings for 20 minutes. Drain off the water.
2. Put shad in a heavy, tightly covered roaster and bake in 200 degree oven for 5–6 hours. Add roe and about 1 qt. Water 30 minutes before the shad is done.
3. Put strips of bacon across shad and brown under broiler (to minimum 155 degrees) before serving.

Source

• Seafood Recipes by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe