Poached Pike Perch with Lemon
A chilled, translucent pike perch dish in clear fish broth, with carrots, lemon, and parsley. A light, classic appetizer for a feast.
- Time
- 4 h 30 min
- Serving
- 247 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $3.58
- Protein
- 46 g
Ingredients
- 1 Pike-perchpack 800 g ≈ $12.00Not in every store: Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Target, Trader Joe's, Safeway, Whole Foods 220 g
- 2 Carrots≈ $1.50 per kg 50 g
- 3 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 30 g
- 4 Gelatin 6 g
- 5 Bay leaves 1 g
- 6 Lemon≈ $4.70 per kg 15 g
- 7 Parsleypack 50 g ≈ $1.50 3 g
- 8 Salt 2 g
- 9 Ground black pepper 1 g
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Place the pike1 perch, carrots2, onion3, bay leaf, salt, and pepper in a pot, covering with water so it fully submerges the fish.
Bring to a gentle boil and simmer for 18–20 minutes, skimming off foam, until the fish turns dull and flakes easily with a fork.
Remove the fish and carrots2, then strain the broth through a fine-mesh sieve.
Debone the fish and cut it into chunks, slice the carrots2 into rounds, and thinly slice the lemon6.
Dissolve gelatin in the hot broth as per package instructions, stirring until fully dissolved.
Layer the fish, carrots2, lemon6, and parsley7 in a mold, then pour the broth over.
Chill and refrigerate for 4 hours until fully set.
Tips
- Why it works
- Skim the foam off the broth so it stays clear and does not turn cloudy from proteins. Cook the fish until opaque so it does not fall apart when you debone it.
- Substitutions
- Replace the gelatin with agar-agar in the same amount if you have no gelatin. You can skip the lemon if you have none fresh, but add 5 ml of vinegar to the broth for tang.
- Common mistakes
- If the broth sets with bubbles, the gelatin did not dissolve fully or it cooled too fast. Pour the hot broth in a thin stream.
- Storing and reheating
- Keeps for 3 days in the fridge. Cut into portions and warm in the microwave for 20 seconds, covering the plate with a napkin so it does not dry out.
- Serve with
- Serve with thin cucumber slices and dark bread at a holiday table, when you want something light between the main dishes.
In short
- Marked healthy: the planner picks it more often for the goals “lose weight” and “eat well”.
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