Gefilte fish

6 servings

180 minutes

Recipe from the restaurant "Babel".

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 635.1
• Proteins: 65.6g
• Fats: 25.8g
• Carbohydrates: 34.8g

Ingredients

• Carp: 2 kg
• Onion: 3 pc
• Carrot: 1 pc
• Stale loaf: 300 g
• Milk: 200 ml
• Chicken egg: 5 pc
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Vegetable oil: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Clean, rinse, and cut the fish into portion-sized pieces.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carp: 2 kg

2. Carefully cut out the fillet meat and bones without damaging the skin.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carp: 2 kg

3. Soak white bread in milk or water, then squeeze it out.

   Required ingredients:

   • Stale loaf: 300 g
   • Milk: 200 ml

4. Fill the fish skin with the prepared minced meat.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carp: 2 kg

5. To make broth: put heads, bones, tails, one onion, salt, and peppercorns in a pot.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carp: 2 kg
   • Onion: 3 pieces
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

6. Pour vegetable oil at the bottom of the pot, add thinly sliced carrots and 1 onion. Place pieces of stuffed fish on top, followed by another layer of vegetables.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil:  to taste
   • Carrot: 1 piece
   • Onion: 3 pieces

7. Place bay leaves, peppercorns, and sugar on top. Pour in the broth until it completely covers the fish.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

8. Cook for 1.5–2 hours on low heat.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carp: 2 kg

9. Place the cooked fish on a plate, pour strained fish broth over it, and put it in the refrigerator to set.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carp: 2 kg

10. Serve cold, with mustard or horseradish.

    Required ingredients:

    • Salt:  to taste
    • Ground black pepper:  to taste