Salmon Gefilte Fish Poached in Fennel-Wine Broth with Ginger-Beet Horseradish

Name: Salmon Gefilte Fish Poached in Fennel-Wine Broth with Ginger-Beet Horseradish
Yield: Yield: About 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons finely ground blanched almonds; 2 large eggs; Soft lettuce, endive, or radicchio leaves, for lining plates; 1 teaspoon peppercorns; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed; Sautéed onion and carrot reserved from preparing the broth (about 1½ cups chopped onions and ¾ cup chopped carrots); ¾ pound onions, coarsely chopped (3 cups) About ½ pound carrots, coarsely chopped (1½ cups); 1 small fennel bulb, coarsely chopped (include stalks and some of the fennel fronds); 2 tablespoons mild olive or vegetable oil; 3 cups dry white wine; Salt; 1½ teaspoons salt; 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 1 parsnip, coarsely chopped (about 1 cup) (optional); ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup prepared beet-horseradish; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; ½ cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley leaves and stems; 1½ pounds salmon fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces, skin and any bones removed and discarded ½ pound sole, flounder, or any other soft white fish fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces, skin and any bones removed and discarded; 2 large garlic cloves, peeled; 1 tablespoon peeled and finely grated fresh ginger, or to taste; 1 bay leaf

Preparation info

Yield: About
8
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Gefilte Variations

By Jayne Cohen

Published 2000

About

Preparing gefilte fish from scratch no longer seems so daunting, with food processors and the wide availability of a variety of gleaming fresh fish fillets besides the noble triad of carp, pike, and whitefish.

Except for the broth. That still requires real commitment.

You’ll need bones, of course, so you will have to befriend a fishmonger who will remember to save the trimmings. If you don’t have a high-tech air filtration system, you can resign yourself to a kitchen (and pe

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Fish course
Side dish
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Jewish

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