MOCK GEFILTE FISH

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Both my father and my aunt served this during those months, when fresh carp is not available. There are many versions of " Gefilte Fish", "Fish Balls", "Falsher Fish" or what my dad called "Polish Carp". Theirs was sweeter than most others I sampled, but it must closely resemble the taste they remembered from their home in Sosnowitz, Poland. Unfortunately I could not ask them for their recipe, so I adapted the one I found in Harriet Roth's "Deliciously Healthy Jewish Cooking".

Provided by soscha

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 3h

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

8 cups chicken stock
1 large onion, sliced
3 carrots, peeled and sliced thinly
6 celery ribs, sliced
6 peppercorns
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 onion
3 carrots
2 lbs ground chicken
3 eggs
2/3 cup matzo meal or 2/3 cup breadcrumbs
1/3 cup stock, cooled
pepper
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
parsley, chopped

Steps:

  • Bring water and stock ingredients to a boil and simmer for half an hour.
  • Meanwhile, grate onion and carrots, and mix with the chicken, eggs, and reserved stock. Add the matzo meal or bread crumbs and season with salt, pepper, and sugar. Form into medium-sized balls.
  • Bring stock to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and add meat balls and parsley. Cover partially. Simmer for 2 hours.
  • Place meat balls in a casserole dish. Reduce the stock to about half, strain, and pour over the meat balls. Top with cooked carrot slices.
  • Cool thoroughly in the refrigerator.
  • Serve with horseradish sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.2, Fat 5.7, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 110.6, Sodium 1409.9, Carbohydrate 22.4, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 11.1, Protein 23

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