2 1/2 cups of sweetfish fillets (carp, lago etc)
heads, skin and bones of fish
6 onions
4 tablespoons of salt
two tablespoons of pepper
one tablespoon of cumin
1/4 cup of cream crackers or matzot flour
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup of cold water
6 cups of hot water
two carrots, chopped
2 1/2 cups of sweetfish fillets (carp, lago etc)
heads, skin and bones of fish
6 onions
4 tablespoons of salt
two tablespoons of pepper
one tablespoon of cumin
1/4 cup of cream crackers or matzot flour
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup of cold water
6 cups of hot water
two carrots, chopped
Grind the fish with two of the onions in a grinder
Place it in a wooden bowl and add two tablespoons of salt, one tablespoon of pepper or cumin, the crackers or flour, eggs, and cold water
Mix well to obtain a fine texture
Add the fish heads, skin, and bones to a deep pan
Chop the remaining onions into rings and add them along with hot water, remaining salt, pepper, and carrots
Let it simmer well
Shape the fish mixture into cakes of about 5 cm in diameter, taking care that your hands are moistened
Place the cakes in the pan with the broth
Cover and let it cook for 1 1/2 hours, stirring carefully every now and then
If desired, you can season it a bit more
Carefully remove the fish cakes from the pan
Strain the fish broth into a separate bowl
Serve well chilled
If desired, you can make the broth thicker by adding one tablespoon of gelatin to hot fish broth before refrigerating.