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Tropical Gefilte Fish

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Jewish
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 124kcal
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Ingredients

Fish Ingredients:

  • 1 pound ground white-fleshed fish carp, or pike, traditionally, but I use local, fresh-caught fish
  • ½ sweet onion chopped
  • ½ cup fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon powdered garlic
  • 1 cup matzo meal approximately
  • 2 eggs

Broth Ingredients:

  • 12 cups 3 liters water
  • 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 onion quartered
  • 2 Bay leaves

Garnish:

  • Squeeze of lemon per loaf
  • 1 tablespoon mango salsa per loaf

Instructions

  • Place the fish, onion, and parsley into a food processor and grind until smooth.
  • Place in a large bowl, add salt, pepper, garlic powder, eggs and matzo meal. Mix well with hands.
  • Form into 10-12 oval-shaped mini-loaves.
  • Place water, pepper, salt, onion and bay leaves into a pot and bring to a boil.
  • Drop in the fish loaves and cook with lid on, but allowing steam to escape, for one hour.
  • Place on a plate and refrigerate until serving.
  • Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice and topped with a spoonful of mango salsa.

Nutrition

Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 1435mg | Potassium: 227mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 305IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg