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Gefilte Fish Recipe
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Gefilte Fish Recipe

11 ingredients 2 hr 30 min About 24 (3-inch) gefilte fish openrecipes
Gefilte Fish Recipe

This easy and fresh-tasting take on a classic gefilte fish recipe will brighten up the Passover table.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

568
Calories
57g
Protein
22g
Fat
35g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Halibut 100g cooked 140
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Parsnip 1/2 cup (78g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pike not in our table 0
Grouper not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 quarts (8 cups) fish stock
  • 1 cup large-dice yellow onion (from about 1 medium onion)
  • 1/3 cup peeled and large-dice carrot (from about 1/2 medium carrot)
  • 1/3 cup peeled and large-dice parsnip (from about 1/2 medium parsnip)
  • 2-1/2-pound mix of skinned white mild-flavored fish fillets , such as cod, halibut, pike, or grouper
  • 1/3 cup matzo meal
  • 3 large eggs , lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon packed, finely grated lemon zest (from about 1 medium lemon)
  • 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 4 teaspoons kosher salt , plus more as needed
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper , plus more as needed

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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