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GEFILTE FISH

Source of Recipe


Israela Banin or Lita Lotzgar (About.com - Jewish Food)






List of Ingredients



• 3-4 lbs. yellow or blue Pike, Whitefish Mullet, Snapper, or Bream (use at least two, preferrably three, different kinds of Fish)
  
• 2 Eggs
  
• 2-3 medium-sized Onions (set aside 2 or 3 slices of Onion, separated into rings)
  
• 1/2 cup Matzoh Meal
  
• tops from one bunch of Celery, chopped
  
• 2 or 3 medium-sized Carrotts, peeled and sliced
  
• Salt and Pepper, to taste
  






Instructions



1. Clean, skin, and bone all the fish, preserving bones and keeping the skin as whole as possible;
   
   
   
2. Cut the fish into small pieces and grind or chop it with the Onion;
   
   
   
3. Set aside 2 or 3 slices of Onion separated into rings;
   
   
   
4. Add the Matzoh meal, Salt and Pepper, mix well;
   
   
   
5. Rinse fish skins and cut into wide strips;
   
   
   
6. Oil hands slightly with vegetable oil, roll mixture into oval balls and wrap each one in a piece of fish skin;
   
   
   
7. Put celery tops, onion rings, carrotts and fish bones into water, bring to boil, and lower fish balls gently into water with slotted ladle, reduce heat and simmer for around an hour making sure that water level is always above the fish balls;
   
   
   
8. Serve at room temperature or cold with beet (red) Horseradish.
   
   
   
9. YIELD: Serves 8
   
   






Final Comments


Enjoy!!