The Jewish Cookbook

Gefilte Fish - 1 (Pareve)
Thursday, 12.17.2009, 09:54am (GMT)

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 2lbs Fish Fillets [pike, carp and white fish]
  • 4 medium onions
  • 4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 qt water
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup of cold ice water
  • 3 tbsp matzo meal
  • 3 carrots sliced

Remove the head, skin and bones from the fish. Place these trimmings, 3 onions, 2 tsp, salt and pepper into the quart of water,  Simmer about 2 minutes.  Grind the fish fillets with the remaining onion.  Place in a chopping bowl, add the eggs, ice water, matzo meal and remaining seasonings.  Chop mixture until very fine and thoroughly blended.  Moisten hands and shape mixture into balls

Drop balls into the boiling stock abd add carrots.  Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.  If the stock cooks down too much, add a little water.  Cool the fish slightly, and serve with horseradish.

12 Servings.

Norene Gilletz