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אשכנזי

Gefilte fish

ממתין לבדיקת מומחים

Dumplings of ground freshwater fish poached in vegetable broth. A typical first course of the Ashkenazi Shabbat and holidays.

מנות
8 מנות
הכנה
45 דק׳
בישול
90 דק׳
רמת קושי
מאתגר
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Gefilte fish

מצרכים

8
מנות

Fish mixture

Broth

For serving

אופן ההכנה

  1. שלב 1: Rinse the fish bones, heads and skin. In a wide pot place 2 onions sliced into rings, the bones and heads and the carrots sliced into rounds; add 2 l of water, salt, sweeten and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes.

  2. שלב 2: Meanwhile check the fish fillets for bones and grind them with 2 onions in a meat grinder, or chop them into a fine paste in a food processor.

  3. שלב 3: Add the eggs, matzah meal, sugar, salt, pepper and ice-cold water and knead the mixture thoroughly for 3–4 minutes until light and cohesive.

  4. שלב 4: With wet hands, shape oval dumplings about the size of an egg (approx. 16 pieces).

  5. שלב 5: Carefully place the dumplings in the gently simmering broth so that they are submerged. Cover, leaving the lid slightly ajar, and poach over low heat for 1–1.5 hours.

  6. שלב 6: Let the dumplings cool in the broth, then lift them out onto a platter. Strain the broth and keep the carrot rounds.

  7. שלב 7: Reduce the broth if you want jelly and pour it around the dumplings. Chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours.

  8. שלב 8: Serve cold, each dumpling with a slice of carrot and a teaspoon of horseradish.

טיפים

  • Carp bones are small, so feel the fillets carefully before grinding.
  • In the Czech Republic carp is easy to find in December; out of season a mix with zander or trout also works (check that they have scales).

היסטוריה ומקורות

מקרא

The Torah permits only aquatic creatures that have fins and scales.1

היסטוריהאשכנזים

Originally the ground fish was stuffed into the skin removed from a whole fish (hence gefilte, "stuffed"); today mostly only dumplings are shaped.2

פרשנות⁂ לאימות

A frequently cited explanation links the popularity of ground fish on Shabbat to the fact that it avoids picking out bones, which some consider forbidden "sorting" (borer).

גרסאות אזוריות

מנהג עממיאשכנזים⁂ לאימות

In Polish and Galician communities gefilte fish is traditionally sweetened with sugar, while in Lithuanian (Litvak) ones it is seasoned more with pepper. The line between "sweet" and "peppery" gefilte fish is popularly regarded as the culinary border between the two groups.2

מנהגאשכנזים

It is served cold with a slice of carrot and horseradish (chrain), often with jelly made from the broth.

מתאים לצד

מקורות

מקורות ראשוניים

  1. 1Leviticus, 11:9–12 text ↗