Classic forshmak

6 servings

30 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book "Cuisines of the World. Jewish cuisine.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 432.2
• Proteins: 28.6g
• Fats: 27.1g
• Carbohydrates: 18.9g

Ingredients

• Herring fillet: 4 pc
• Milk: 225 ml
• Apple: 1 pc
• Onion: 2 head
• Green onions: 1 bunch
• White bread: 4 pc
• Chicken egg: 3 pc
• Mustard: 1 tbsp
• Wine vinegar: 2 tbsp
• Sugar: 2 tsp
• Vegetable oil: 0.3 glass
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Soak the herring fillet in a glass of milk for 1-2 hours, then pass it through a meat grinder.

   Required ingredients:

   • Herring fillet: 4 pieces
   • Milk: 225 ml

2. Wash, peel, and remove the core with seeds from the apple.

   Required ingredients:

   • Apple: 1 piece

3. Peel the onion and chop it finely. Wash the green onion, shake off the water, and chop it finely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 2 heads
   • Green onions: 1 bunch

4. Soak the white bread in the remaining milk, squeeze it out and pass it through a meat grinder with apple and onion, then mix with herring and grind again.

   Required ingredients:

   • White bread: 4 pieces
   • Milk: 225 ml
   • Apple: 1 piece
   • Onion: 2 heads

5. Mix well.

6. Boil the eggs hard. Peel them, chop the whites finely, and mix with the minced meat.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 3 pieces

7. Add mustard and vinegar to the forshmak, mix well.

   Required ingredients:

   • Mustard: 1 tablespoon
   • Wine vinegar: 2 tablespoons

8. Thoroughly mix the egg yolks with sugar and vegetable oil, adding black pepper to taste. Combine with the forcemeat.

   Required ingredients:

   • Sugar: 2 teaspoons
   • Vegetable oil: 0.3 glass
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

9. Place the forcemeat on a flat plate, shaping it into an oval or rectangle.

10. If desired, sprinkle with crumbled egg yolks and green onions.

    Required ingredients:

    • Chicken egg: 3 pieces
    • Green onions: 1 bunch