Salmon Gefilte Fish
- 13 cup water
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 13 cup Passover matzoh cake meal
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt or to taste
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 leeks, white part only, finely chopped
- 1 1/4 pounds salmon fillets, diced 1/4 pound smoked salmon, diced
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons prepared white horseradish
- Fish stock (see first recipe), water or water and white wine to make about 8 cups
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise seasoned with 1/4 cup minced parsley
- Bring the water and 2 tablespoons of the oil to a boil in a small saucepan.
- Remove from the heat, and add the cake meal.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Return to the heat and cook, stirring, for about a minute.
- Remove from heat, and beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, and set aside.
- Heat the remaining oil in a skillet.
- Add the onion, carrot and leeks, and saute over low heat until tender but not brown.
- Place the vegetables and fresh and smoked salmon in a food processor, and process until finely ground.
- Add the egg mixture, and process until smooth.
- Stir in the lemon juice and horseradish.
- Season with salt.
- Bring the fish stock, water or water and wine to a simmer in a large saucepan -- the liquid should be about 2 1/2 inches deep.
- Form the fish mixture into ovals using two tablespoons dipped in cold water.
- Slip the ovals into the simmering liquid, and poach for 20 minutes.
- Drain, and refrigerate until cold.
- Serve with the mayonnaise.
water, olive oil, meal, eggs, kosher salt, onion, carrot, leeks, salmon, lemon, stock, mayonnaise
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/5132 (may not work)