Gefilte Fish (makes 6 balls)


Love it or hate it, gefilte fish is undeniably up there in the Jewish food hall of fame. So get gefiltering...

Ingredients:
1 lb. minced hake (or any white fish)
3 grated hard-boiled eggs
1 large grated Spanish onion
Salt and pepper
Sugar
1 raw egg
½ eggshell of water
Stock
1 sliced
Spanish onion
2 sliced carrots
2 stick celery
4 teaspoons sugar

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Method:
Mix fish, hard-boiled eggs, onion, seasoning and raw egg. If necessary add ½ eggshell of cold water. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Fill a large pan 1/3 full of water, a little salt and ½ a teaspoon of pepper.
Add carrots, onion, celery and sugar then bring the water to the boil.

Make balls of the fish and drop into boiling water. Simmer for about 2-2½ hours then leave to cool in the pan. Pour the stock over the fish balls in another dish before serving.

Garnish with the infamous carrot hat!