Gefilte Fish Recipe: How to Make It

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 whole medium carrots
• 1 fennel bulb, quartered
• 1 medium onion, quartered
• 1 tablespoon whole peppercorns
• 2 quarts water
• 1 bottle (250 milliliters) white wine
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 bay leaf
• FISH:
• 1 medium carrot, quartered
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 1 garlic clove
• 12 ounces whitefish, rockfish or cod fillet, bones and skin removed, cubed
• 12 ounces salmon or trout fillets, bones and skin removed, cubed
• 1/4 cup matzo meal
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill
• 4-1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper