#GefilteFish #Passover
Ingredients for 12 gefilte fish
800 grams or 1.7 pounds of whitefish
two slices of carp 1" or 2.5 cm thick
carp head
8 cups or 1.8 liters of water
1 cup or 250 mils matzah meal
3 eggs
2 onions with the peel
6 carrots
3 parsnip
2 celery stalk and celery leaves
1 sweet potato
a bouquet of parsley
1 sheet of kombu seaweed
3 tablespoons of sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper
Instructions
1. set a side one carrot, one parsnip and one small onion
2. place the rest of the vegetables in the boiling water
3. add the crap pieces and cook until all the veggies and fish are tender (about 30 minutes)
4. once the carrots are tender, remove 4 of them from the pot and set aside
5. add 2 tablespoons of sugar to the broth, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper (you can adjust to your liking)
6. grate the carrot, parsnip and small onion that were set aside
7. in a food processor, blitz the whitefish until pasty
8. add the grated veggies, the matzah meal, the eggs, teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and blitz until well blended
9. place the mixture into a bowl and into the refrigerator for 30 minutes
10. pour the broth through a mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth
11. pour back into a shallow pan and bring to a very low simmer
12. divide the gefilte mixture into 12 equal parts
13. make 12 even, oval balls and cook in the hot broth for 1 and 1/2 hours
14. after the gefilte fish is cooked, pour the broth through the mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth, in order to keep the broth clear
serve at room temperature or cold and add horseradish on the side
enjoy!