Gefilte Fish
- 3 lbs fresh carp
- 3 eggs, 1 for each pound carp
- 150 g breadcrumbs, 50 g for each pound
- 2 medium onions or 3 small onions, finely chopped, plus
- 2 onions, for fish stock
- 1 big carrot
- Ask the fisherman to cut the head, and tail, and fillet the fish.
- Take the bones and head home, you'll need it for the fish stock.
- mince the fish about 3 times in order to
- mince the smaller bones.
- Add to the fish the 2 or 3 minced onions, discarding the water from the onions.
- Add also the breadcrumbs, and eggs.
- Mix well for 5 minutes.
- Put in a very wide pot the head and bones of the fish as well.
- Slice the onions and put it with the fish.
- Make patties with the fish and put it over the bones, head, and onions.
- Slice the carrots and put it over the patties.
- Let it come to a boil and then let it simmer for a minimum of 2 hours and a maximum of 3 hours.
- Let it cool completely.
- Once cool, carefully take out the fish head and bones and discard them (if some one has a liking for meat from the fish head give it to them or else throw it out).
- Put the patties and water into a container, seal it completely, refrigerating it until the water turns into jelly.
- Enjoy with the carrots that were in the pot.
- (You can serve the jelly with the fish, since it has the added flavour of the fish bones).
- Keeps in the fridge for a week.
fresh carp, eggs, breadcrumbs, onions, onions, carrot
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gefilte-fish-187401 (may not work)