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2 lb fish (preferably carp)
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4 large onions
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3 eggs
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1/2 cup matzo meal or bread crumbs
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3 celery stalks with leaves
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1 peeled parsley root
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3 tbs. vegetable oil
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2 large carrots, peeled and cut into rounds
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parsley, dill, spices, bay leaves, sugar, salt, and pepper
to taste
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Save the head, skin and bones from the fish. (Cooked head and bones
will add flavor to the fish broth and broth will jell when cold.)
Sauté 2 diced onions in the oil until lightly brown. Chop fish fillets
together with 1 fresh ground onion, half of sautéed onions, eggs,
seasonings, matzo meal or bread crumbs, salt, pepper, chopped parsley,
and dill. Add 1 grated carrot to ground fish and mix well. Stuff
the mixture into the fish skins. Wet your hands and form the the rest of
the chopped fish mixture into patties. Put fish heads, bones, 1 fresh onion,
rest of the sautéed onions, carrots, parsley root, celery, herbs,
bay leaves, sugar, pepper, and other spices on the bottom of the pot. Place
stuffed fish and patties on the top. Cover with cold water and bring to
a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Add the onion peel for golden color. Let
simmer for about 2 hours, covered. Cool the fish slightly. When cool, remove
stuffed fish and patties to platter. Remove broth to a bowl and strain
it over the fish (discarding fish heads, bones, and vegetables). Broth
should gel. If it doesn't reheat, add one package of gelatin for every
2 cups of liquid. Decorate with the sliced carrots. Chill. Serve with horseradish. |