Enjoy shad roe in the spring.
In the spring when the daffodils and forsythia are in bloom, look for shad roe at your local fish market. The shad live in the ocean but return to the place of their birth in inland waters to spawn. A gourmet delicacy, shad roe is available for a brief time in spring and is usually gone by the end of the first week in May. The rivers of the East Coast are favorite spawning grounds for shad, as is the Columbia River in the West.
Instructions
1. Pour three cups of white wine in a poaching pan and simmer over low heat.
2. Carefully place the lobes of roe in the white wine without breaking the sacs that enclose them. Shad roe has a delicate flavor; to preserve it, the roe must be handled gently.
3. Simmer the roe for four minutes in the white wine.
4. Put bacon in fry pan and cook it together with some chopped onions.
5. Remove the bacon and onions from the fry pan and drain half of the bacon grease.
6. Add butter to the fry pan together with the shad roe.
7. Brown the roe on each side for three minutes.
8. Salt and pepper to taste before serving the roe with a garnish of bacon and a side of onions.
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