Polish gefilte fish and beetroot horseradish chrein

Name: Polish gefilte fish and beetroot horseradish chrein
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Cuisine: Israeli, European
Ingredients: 7 oz raw horseradish; 5 oz raw beets; 1/2 TB sugar; 1/2 TB salt; 1/2 cup vinegar; 1 fish head and bones; 1 carrot (peeled and sliced into rounds); 1 onion (quartered); 1 bay leaf; 5 whole peppercorns; 5 whole allspice berries; One parsley stem; 1 beet; Water; 1 kg carp (ground); 700 g whitefish (ground (pickerel or rockfish, cod and haddock are also acceptable replacements)); 1 onion (chopped finely (you may fry your onion first for additional flavor; if doing this, take care not to brown onion)); ½ cup matzo meal (Gluten free alternative - replace this with GF matzo meal or omit altogether.); 2 TB sugar; 4 tsps salt; 2 tsps pepper; 2 TBs sunflower oil; 1 egg; Large lettuce or kale leaves (for presentation)

Instructions

Prep:3h 30minCook:2h

Homemade gefilte fish with beet chrein are a sweet-and-sour treat that will change the way you think about traditional Jewish food. Care, good ingredients and attention to detail make this a dish worth savouring!

Updated at: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 03:37:10 GMT