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Typical Hungarian Recipes

Pike in Horseradish Sauce

Ingredients ( 6-8 servings ):
1 large carrot     1 large turnip 1 small celery 1 bay leaf  1 tbsp. lemon juice    8 sliced pike (or other large fish)
For the Sauce
1 stick horseradish  1 1/4 oz. butter  1 tbsp. flour    1 cup sour cream  powdered sugar lemon juice

1. Clean and cut the vegetables into rings, then cook in lightly salted lemon-water with a bay leaf.  Carefully add the fish slices and continue cooking over low heat for another 8-10 minutes.

2. Make the sauce: peel and grate the horseradish and let stand for an hour or place in boiling water in order to reduce the  sting. (This is optional.) Stir the flour into the melted butter, add 1/2 cup of the fish h soup (strained), stir in the grated horseradish, sour cream, stir again, bring to boil and season to taste with sugar and lemon juice.

3.With a slotted spoon carefully remove fish slices from the soup, place on serving dish and pour the hot horseradish sauce on top.

4. Serve with boiled potatoes.

 

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