Gefilte fish is a traditional Jewish dish made from ground fish, typically carp, pike, or whitefish, mixed with matzo meal, eggs, onions, and spices. It is often served as an appetizer or main course, and can be enjoyed hot or cold. This article provides two recipes for gefilte fish loaf: a classic recipe and a lighter, healthier version. The classic recipe uses whole fish, while the healthier version uses a combination of fish fillets and matzo meal. Both recipes are easy to follow and result in a delicious and flavorful dish. Whether you are a Jewish food enthusiast or simply looking for a new and exciting way to prepare fish, these gefilte fish loaf recipes are sure to please.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
BAKED GEFILTE FISH IN TOMATO SAUCE
Why work hard when you don't have to? You can enjoy great tasting gefilte fish as a Shabbos appetizer without spending all day in the kitchen.
Provided by Giora Shimoni
Categories Appetizer
Time 3h35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C).
- Let the loaf defrost for about 10 minutes, just enough so you can unwrap it from the paper.
- Pour half of a can of tomato sauce into a loaf pan . Place the gefilte fish loaf on top of the sauce.
- Pour the rest of the tomato sauce on top of the fish loaf. Cover with aluminum foil.
- Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Cool, and then cover and refrigerate.
- Serve slices of the fish, cold, on top of lettuce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 67 kcal, Carbohydrate 7 g, Cholesterol 21 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 517 mg, Sugar 1 g, Fat 1 g, ServingSize 8 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
BAKED HERBED GEFILTE FISH
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- 2. Pour the olive oil into the bottom of a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Add the paprika, parsley, 1 pinch of the allspice, the salt, and pepper. Roll the frozen loaf in the oil and spices to coat. Remove the loaf from the pan, arrange the onion on the bottom of the pan, and place the loaf on top of the onion. Sprinkle with the garlic and the remaining 1 pinch allspice. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil. Bake, covered, for 2 hours.
- 3. Cool the gefilte fish completely, then place it in a resealable container and refrigerate it for at least 4 hours or overnight. Serve cold, sliced and topped with the onions.
GEFILTE FISH
Provided by Food Network
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- 1) Combine all ingredients, except the fish skin in a large (8 to 10 quart) braising pot. The skin will be added after the Gefilte fish is cooking. 2) Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer. Mix the Gefilte fish while the stock is simmering. The dumplings will be cooked in the stock after it has simmered 20 to 30 minutes and the stock will not be strained until after the Gefilte fish is removed.;
- Grind the fish fillets (which will have the fine pin bones in the meat) through the small plate of a meat grinder. Mix well and grind again. Place the fish in a mixing bowl. Add the eggs, onions, carrots, matzo meal, salt, pepper and sugar. Mix very well. Add the oil and cold water and blend into a smooth paste. Make a small ball and cook in the stock for a couple of minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings if needed. Have a bowl of water handy. Keeping both hands wet, shape 3-ounces of the mixture into oval balls and drop into the stock. Continue until all are made and added to the stock. After they have cooked 10 minutes, add the skin (it was reserved) to the stock. Cover the pot and simmer slowly for 2 hours, turning and basting the dumplings every 15 or 20 minutes. Remove the Gefilte fish with a slotted spoon and place in a large container. Strain the remaining stock over the Gefilte fish. Pick the carrots slices out of the remains and add to the strained stock as well. Allow the Gefilte fish and carrots to cool in the stock, which should gel when completely chilled. Serve with the jellied stock, carrots and beet-horseradish. Slice the Gefilte fish for a nice presentation.;
GEFILTE FISH
Steps:
- 1. In a food processor or grinder, grind fish (refrigerate heads and bones for later use), 2 onions, 1 stalk celery, and half a carrot. (If you use a food processor, make sure you leave no large pieces of fish or bones; you may want to transfer the mixture, bit by bit, into a wooden bowl, and go over it vigorously with a hand chopper.)
- 2. Place fish mixture in a large bowl, and add eggs, sugar, salt, pepper, and corn oil, mixing thoroughly with a wire whisk. Stir in matzo meal, and continue to mix until everything is thoroughly blended. Refrigerate for 1 hour or more (longer, even overnight, is better).
- 3. Fill 2 large stockpots three-quarters full of water, and bring to a vigorous boil. In each, throw in half the fish heads and bones, 2 onions, half the celery, and a carrot. Divide batter into 12 patties of equal size. (Don't worry that your batter is a little loose; it has to be that way to keep your gefilte fish light.) Transfer each patty to a large cooking spoon, shape into an oval, and very gently lower it into the boiling water. Put 6 in each pot. Lower heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
- 4. Remove fish balls and carrots from pots, and refrigerate on a covered plate. Discard everything else. Serve chilled with red and/or white horseradish. Slice carrots for garnish.
JOSH'S TUNA GEFILTE FISH LOAF
This really makes good gefilte fish for a lot less money. The instructions are long, but it is really easy to make once you get the hang of it.
Provided by Caryn Gale
Categories Tuna
Time 1h40m
Yield 8-10 slices
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Using the steel blade in food processor, grind onion and carrot.
- Add rest and pulse till nice uniform mush.
- It is best to put this in a container and refrigerate overnight.
- I can never be bothered and just proceed to the next step.
- It is a little harder to work with, but turns out the same in the end.
- Spread a large piece of baking paper on the counter.
- Place gefilte fish mixture in a loaf/log shape on baking paper.
- Fold top down and fold in each side till mixture is enclosed in a loaf like shape in baking paper.
- Since this mixture isn't quite as stiff as the real stuff and I don't want it to leak out of the baking paper, I actually staple the folded in sides.
- I then put the loaf in the freezer for at least 1 night.
- Boil 1 pot of water big enough to hold the loaf (needs to be wide enough and enough water to cover).
- Add broth ingredients to water and bring to a boil.
- Place the FROZEN loaf STILL in the baking paper into the boiling broth.
- Return to a boil and then let simmer about 1-1/2 hours.
- Remove carefully from the broth (I use 2 spatulas) and cool.
- Remove carrots and onion as well to container.
- Remove baking paper.
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Slice and serve with sliced carrot.
- Warning: when the loaf is boiling it does not have the best smell.
- Do not worry, it will taste great.
- Hint: I always double the recipe and just pull it out of the freezer to prepare when I want to.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 161.5, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 79.3, Sodium 914.8, Carbohydrate 33, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 23.6, Protein 3.6
BAKED GEFILTE FISH
Gefilte Fish is generally made with a "white" fish, and you can use different ones in this recipe. It's totally up to you which ones you use here. I really like this recipe, but not the kind you get in a jar, it's much better to make your own.
Provided by Jo Zimny
Categories Fish
Time 1h45m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350'F.
- 2. Lightly oil a 9x5" metal loaf pan Line the bottom with lightly oiled wax paper.
- 3. In your food processor, with the metal blade, add the onion and chop with a few pulses off and on. Saute the onion in the light oil, then cool in another bowl.
- 4. Add the carrots and chop this mixture fine. Return the cooled onion to the food processor bowl and add the rest of the ingredients pulsing twice, then turn off, pulse twice again using this method until you have a meat loaf type of consistency.
- 5. Pour into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes then move to a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.
- 6. Place a knife between the fish and the loaf pan and slide it around to loosen the fish, then invert onto a dish and continue to cool.
- 7. Cover and refrigerate or wrap well in tin foil and then in plastic wrap and freeze.
- 8. This makes, 10 servings, or 20 hors d'oevres. This is good served with beet horse radish for luncheon. It is best when you make it 2 or 3 days ahead. That gives the flavours a chance to marry better.
- 9. Shalom!
GEFILTE FISH
If you loathe gefilte fish, that staple of the Seder, it may just be that you've never had it homemade. In this recipe, created to convert gefilte fish skeptics, the traditional patties are updated with more flavorful fish, and then poached in court-bouillon - that is, a light vegetable broth. Be sure to use a wide pot here; the patties rise to the top as they cook, and you want to give them enough space.
Provided by Joan Nathan
Categories finger foods, appetizer, side dish
Time 40m
Yield About 20 patties
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Fill a large, wide pot with 10 cups of water and place over high heat. While bringing to a boil, coarsely chop and add to the pot 1 onion, 1 celery stalk, 1 carrot and the fennel bulb. Add the peppercorns and 1 teaspoon salt. Once water is boiling, reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, while preparing the fish.
- Coarsely chop the remaining onion, celery stalk and 1 carrot, then pulse in a food processor until finely chopped. Add fish, chives and 2 tablespoons parsley, tarragon and/or dill, and keep pulsing until fish is chopped but not mushy.
- Move the fish mixture to a medium bowl and add eggs, oil, matzo meal, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (or more to taste) and the ground black pepper, and mix well with your hands.
- Put your hands in a bowl of cold water. Using your hands, mold the fish mixture into a 3- by 2-inch oval patty (about 2 ounces) and gently place on a platter. Repeat with the remaining fish mixture, dipping your hands in water as needed.
- Pop the third carrot into the simmering broth and gently add the patties to the pot. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes until patties are firm.
- Use a slotted spoon to remove the fish and carrot from the poaching liquid to cool on a plate. Slice the carrot diagonally into thin rounds.
- Place each patty on a leaf of radicchio or endive or both. Set the sliced carrot rounds on top of each patty. Garnish with the remaining tablespoon of fresh herbs and serve warm or at room temperature with horseradish, preferably homemade. If making a day ahead, refrigerate, covered, then return the patties to room temperature before serving.
GEFILTE FISH LOAF (2 LBS)
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a large pyrex meatloaf dish. Grate onions and carrots. Saute in oil in frying pan until soft and lightly golden. Cool. Combine well with all remaining ingredients. Bake 50-55 minutes in convection oven, Refrigerate overnight. Slice and garnish with dill, sliced cooked carrot , and horeseradish on the side.
GEFILTE FISH LOAF
Another no clue where I got this from, maybe from Peter Pan's mother, maybe not. Good way to serve Gefilte Fish for Passover. Serve with horseradish
Provided by mandabears
Categories European
Time 1h5m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl mash the gefilte fish and set aside.
- Process the remaining ingredients in a blender or food processor.
- Add to the mashed fish.
- Grease a 9x5 loaf pan, I use cooking spray.
- Pour in fish mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven and cool.
- Turn loaf onto a platter.
- Chill.
- Serve with horseradish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.1, Fat 4.4, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 115.9, Sodium 830.8, Carbohydrate 16.9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 1.8, Protein 16.4
Tips:
- For a smoother texture, blend the fish fillets in a food processor until they are finely minced.
- Soak the matzo meal in water for at least 30 minutes before adding it to the fish mixture. This will help to soften the matzo meal and make it easier to blend.
- If you don't have fish stock, you can use chicken stock or vegetable broth instead.
- To make the gefilte fish loaf more flavorful, add some chopped fresh herbs, such as dill, parsley, or chives, to the fish mixture.
- Serve the gefilte fish loaf with your favorite sides, such as horseradish sauce, beet horseradish, or matzo ball soup.
Conclusion:
Gefilte fish loaf is a classic Jewish dish that is often served during holidays and celebrations. It is a delicious and flavorful dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With a little planning and preparation, you can easily make gefilte fish loaf at home. So, next time you're looking for a special dish to serve, give gefilte fish loaf a try!
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