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Gefilte Fish

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Keyword: fish
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total time: 4 hours
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 210kcal
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Ingredients

Gefilte Fish

  • 2 carrots
  • 1 large onion
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 raw egg
  • 1/2 cup matzo meal
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 pounds fresh ground fish carp or a mixture of carp, white fish and/or pike

Cooking Sauce for Gefilte Fish

  • 4 cups water
  • 4 carrots halved
  • 3 onions halved
  • 1 tablespoon salt & 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • fish bones and heads

Instructions

  • In a food processor grind carrots, onion, water, egg, matzo meal, salt, sugar, and pepper. Remove to a bowl and mix with ground fish.
  • Form the mixture into logs for freezing, approximately 3-inches wide and 12-inches long or individual ovals. If freezing, wrap tightly in parchment paper and then foil and freeze the raw log.
  • When ready to cook, bring water to a boil with carrots, onions, salt, pepper, sugar, fish bones and heads.
  • Drop ovals of fish mixture into the broth, you can drop them in fresh or use frozen straight from the freezer.
  • Cover pot and simmer for 2 hours. Let cool before removing from broth and chilling in fridge.
  • Serve with Horseradish, a slice of cooked carrot and lettuce if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 1270mg | Potassium: 589mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 7674IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg