Things You'll Need:
- 7 to 11 pounds whole, fresh carp
- 3/4 cup matzoh meal
- 4 or 5 eggs
- 3 peeled carrots
- one large onion
- one teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 3 to 5 tablespoons honey
- food processor
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Step 1
Clean the fish. Place the head, skin and bones in a pot of boiling water with sliced carrots and onion. Lower heat and simmer 30 to 45 minutes.
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Step 2
Remove the bones from the fish meat (this is very important and can take some time). Place the meat in a food processor and grind thoroughly.
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Step 3
Put the ground fish meat in a bowl. Add matzoh meal, eggs and seasonings. If you do not want sweet gefilte fish (Polish style) and prefer Russian style (peppery) replace the honey with an extra 1/2 tsp. of pepper. Mix thoroughly.
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Step 4
Fill small bowl with cold water. Dip your fingers in the cold water, and form balls from the gefilte fish mixture. Drop the balls in the simmering water.
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Step 5
Simmer the gefilte fish balls for about 20 to 25 minutes until you can "smell" the gefilte fish. Raise the heat to high and boil for 3 to 5 minutes. Turn off the fire. Let the gefilte fish sit for an hour before putting in the refrigerator.
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Step 6
Make gefilte fish "jelly" by straining the fish and letting the liquid sit in the refrigerator at least overnight.












Comments
tkept said
on 12/24/2007 I have not had this homade since I was a kid back in the 1940s. I am glad somebody posted this. Thank you.