Eels en Matelote

• 2 Pounds of Eel, or a 2-Pound Fish
• A Large Onion

Matelote d’anguille is a famous old Creole dish. The following is the old Creole recipe, and when once eaten after this mode of preparation, there is seldom a refusal to give the Eel its due credit as a dish fit for the most fastidious gourmet. It should always be remembered that the largest Eels are not the best for eating. The Creoles always reject those taken from the river, near the