Ryba W Sosie Chrzanowym (fish In Horseradish

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Title: RYBA W SOSIE CHRZANOWYM (FISH IN HORSERADISH
Categories: Fish, Polish
Yield: 6 Servings

---------------------------FISH---------------------------
2 Carrots
2 Celery rib
1 Parsley root
1 Onion; quartered
5 Peppercorns
1 Bay leaf
2 ts Salt
6 c ;Water
2 lb Fish fillets (carp, sole,
-pike or similar fillets)

---------------------------SAUCE---------------------------
3 tb Butter
3 tb Flour
3/4 c Horseradish, prepared
1 ts Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
2/3 c Sour cream
2 Egg, hard-cooked; peeled &
-sieved

Combine vegetables, dry seasonings, and water in a
saucepan or pot. Bring to a boil; simmer 20 minutes,
then strain.

Cook fish in the strained vegetable stock 6 to 10
minutes, or until fish flakes easily. Remove fish from
stock. Arrange on serving platter and cover with
plastic wrap. Chill.

Strain fish stock and reserve 3/4 cup for horseradish
sauce; cool. For horseradish sauce, melt the butter in
a saucepan, then blend in flour until smooth, making
what the French would call a roux. Add the cooked fish
stock gradually, stirring constantly. Cook and stir
until the sauce boils and becomes thick and smooth.

Remove from heat and stir in horseradish, sugar, salt,
sour cream, and eggs. Cool for 15 minutes. Pour the
horseradish sauce over the chilled fish, and garnish
with shredded lettuce.

: Original recipe passed down through the
generations and
: translated from Polish into English (with
a few mods) by
: echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu (Edward
Chrzanowski)
: MFCF, University of Waterloo, Waterloo,
Ontario, Canada
: from the rec.food.recipes archives

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