Chopped and Fried Fish

Name: Chopped and Fried Fish
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 1 medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped; 2 large eggs; 2 teaspoons sea salt; pinch of white pepper; 2 teaspoons sugar (or reduced-calorie equivalent); 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 50 g (2 oz) fine matzah meal; 450 g (1 lb) haddock fillet, skinned; 450 g (1 lb) cod fillet, skinned; matzah meal or fine dry breadcrumbs; matzah meal or fine dry breadcrumbs; sunflower oil

Preparation info

Makes 12-14 patties, or
6-8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mother and Daughter Jewish Cooking

By Evelyn Rose and Judi Rose

Published 2000

About

This is the favourite Anglo-Jewish technique for cooking gefilte fish mix.

If you are chopping the fish in the food processor, be very careful not to overprocess it to the purée stage, as this makes the mixture too ‘pasty’.

Ingredients

For the fish mix

1 medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons s

Asia
Israel
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Put the onion into the food processor, together with the eggs, seasonings, sugar and oil, then process until reduced to a purée. (If you wish to make a larger quantity but are using a standard-size processor you will need to do this in two batches.) Pour this purée into a large bowl and stir in the matzah meal. Leave to swell for 10 minutes.

If possible, buy minced fish at the fi