Mock Fish, or Gefilte Chicken

Main Dishes | Kazakhstani cuisine

⏳ Time

40 minutes + 2 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Mock Fish, or Gefilte Chicken

Ingredients

Duck wings - 31.7 oz
Onion - 2 heads
Thyme - 4 stalks
Bay leaf - 2 pieces
Carrot - 2 pieces
Potato - 2 pieces
Salt - 2 spoons
Coarse matzo - 2 spoons
Ground meat - 17.6 oz
Ground Black Pepper - ½ spoons
Egg white - 1 piece
Gelatin - 1.4 oz
Parsley - to taste
Horseradish Leaves - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Cut one onion in half and mix it in a deep skillet with chicken wings, thyme, bay leaf, diced potatoes, and carrots. Pour in water. Season with salt and pepper to taste, bring to a boil, and skim off any foam. Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer.

Step 2

Meanwhile, grate the second onion on a coarse grater and mix it with the ground chicken, crushed matzo (which can be ground in a blender), salt, black pepper, and egg white. With damp hands, shape the mixture into oval patties and carefully drop them into the boiling broth. Cook, gently stirring, until the vegetables are soft and the chicken meatballs are cooked through (about fifteen minutes).

Step 3

Using a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetables and meatballs to a large plate and cover with plastic wrap, then place in the refrigerator. Meanwhile, bring the broth back to a boil, then strain it through a sieve (you should have about 800 ml). Stir gelatin into the broth, season with salt, place in the refrigerator, and allow it to thicken (for a couple of hours).