Pike with Hard-boiled Eggs

Name: Pike with Hard-boiled Eggs (Szczupak po polsku)
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 2 carrots, roughly chopped; 2 parsnips, roughly chopped; ¼ celery stick, roughly chopped; 1 leek, roughly chopped; 1 large onion, roughly chopped; 4-5 black peppercorns; 2-3 bay leaves; 1.8 kg/4 lb pike, cleaned, scaled and cut into 4 steaks; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp butter; 3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped; 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; juice of 2 lemons

Szczupak po polsku

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Poland

By Ewa Michalik

Published 2008

About

This dish of poached pike with hard-boiled eggs and parsley is a traditional part of the Christmas Eve meal, although it is eaten at other times of the year too.

Ingredients

2 carrots, roughly chopped
2 parsnips, roughly chopped
¼ celery stick, roughly chopped

Europe
Poland
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Christmas
Eastern Europe

Method

Put the carrots in a large pan and add the parsnips, celery, leek, onion, peppercorns, bay leaves and fish.
Pour over enough cold water to cover. Bring to the boil and simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily.