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Jewish - Gefilte Fish

Keith Vigon
Keith Vigon @cook_4574654
United Kingdom

Gefilte Fish is synonymous with Jewish cooking writing along with Chicken Soup and Matzoh Balls. This like many recipes I have posted although it says Jewish, is not strictly kosher, but can easily be so. A good example in this recipe is the gelatin, if you are cooking to be kosher make sure it does not contain any non-kosher products. The best way to serve is to do so with Chrain which is a horseradish and beet condiment. I will try to post a recipe.

Jewish - Gefilte Fish

Gefilte Fish is synonymous with Jewish cooking writing along with Chicken Soup and Matzoh Balls. This like many recipes I have posted although it says Jewish, is not strictly kosher, but can easily be so. A good example in this recipe is the gelatin, if you are cooking to be kosher make sure it does not contain any non-kosher products. The best way to serve is to do so with Chrain which is a horseradish and beet condiment. I will try to post a recipe.

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Ingredients

100 mins
18 servings
  1. Fish Stock
  2. 1 1/2 kgfish heads, bones and skin from the fish such as Tilapia, Snapper, Bream etc,
  3. 1large brown onion and peeled washed and quartered
  4. 3carats coarsely chopped
  5. 1gelatin sachet
  6. For the Fish Balls
  7. 3large brown onions finely chopped
  8. 1 1/2 KGwhitefish fillets, such as perch Cod et cetera
  9. 3lightly eggs
  10. 60 gfine matzo meal
  11. 3 teaspoonssugar
  12. 3carats peeled and sliced into 1 cm rounds

Cooking Instructions

100 mins
  1. 1

    To make the stock, Place the fish heads, bones and skin, onion, carrot and 2 teaspoons of salt into a large saucepan and add 4 L of water (or to cover).

  2. 2

    Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for minutes.

  3. 3

    Skin any scum from the surface with the spoon dipped in ice water

  4. 4

    If necessary add more water to keep the ingredients submerged

  5. 5

    Strain the stock and return to the cleaned saucepan and return to a simmer

  6. 6

    Fish Balls

  7. 7

    Process the onion and fish fillet is in a food processor until coarsely chopped

  8. 8

    Place into a bowl and stir in the eggs, but so mail, sugar, 60 mL of water, 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

  9. 9

    If the mixture seems to drive, add a little water. If it is too wet add a little more much so mail.

  10. 10

    The mixture should be light and fluffy but still hold its shape when formed into balls

  11. 11

    With damp hands shape the mixture into 8 cm long ovals about 1/3 of cup each

  12. 12

    Place on a baking tray, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.

  13. 13

    Each of the ovals into the stock raising the heat if necessary to keep the liquid gently bubbling.

  14. 14

    Cover and simmer over low heat for 30 to 40 minutes

  15. 15

    Add the carrots for the last 20 minutes of cooking

  16. 16

    Remove from the heat and allow the fish to call in the stock

  17. 17

    Place the fish balls and the carrot into a deep serving bowl then bring the stock to the boil and boil for 30 minutes or until reduced to about 1 L

  18. 18

    Strain, combine the gelatin with 1 tablespoon hot water and stir until dissolved. Stir the gelatin into the fish stock and then pour over the fish.

  19. 19

    Cover and refrigerate overnight.

  20. 20

    Serve the fish cold, with a bit of the jelly the carrot slices and plenty of horseradish relish

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