This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Clean carefully and split open any large fish and place it in a deep dish, covering with a marinade of vinegar, oil, minced onion, pepper, salt and herbs. Let it stand for at least an hour in a cold place, turning the fish over several times. When ready to cook drain the fish carefully, dip it first into breadcrumbs, and broil carefully until well browned. Tartare sauce goes well with this dish.
 
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