Gefilte Fish from Teplik according to
Sofia Palatnikova(recorded in 2002)
Ingredients:
1 whole fish
Onions – grated
Onions – fried
Pepper
Bay leaf
Salt
Eggs
Matzah meal or Dry biscuit crumbs
Carrots
Vegetable oil
Directions:
1. Fillet the fish and save the skin
2. Grind the fillet through a meat-mincer, or chop with a chopping knife
3. Mix in raw and fried onions
4. Mix in pepper, salt, and eggs
5. Add matzah meal or dry biscuit crumbs
6. Stuff the mixture back into the skin
7. Place stuffed fish on a pan, and fry briefly with carrots, raw and
fried onions, bay leaf, pepper, and salt
8. Cook on a low flame for two hours
9. Arrange on a platter with the head, the stuffed middle, and the tail