Pike with sour sauce

AUTHOR
Benton Mccarty
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 3
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 collar Soup Greens
  • 1/8 l dry white wine
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 4 Juniper berries
  • 1 kg Potatoes
  • 1 (approx. 1 kg) Pike
  • 2 Onions
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Butter
  • 200 g Whipped cream
  • 250 g Schmand
  • 1 pinch Sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Lemon juice
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 50 g Capers
  • 1 collar Dill
  • 7-10 Tbsp Lemon slices

Directions

  1. 1

    Clean, wash and finely dice the soup greens. Put 1 1/2 litre of water, wine, soup greens, bay leaf, salt and juniper in a fish pot and boil for 20 minutes over a mild heat. Wash potatoes thoroughly and boil for 20 minutes.

  2. 2

    Wash the pike and place it on the fish insert. Leave to stand at very low heat for 20 minutes. Peel and finely chop the onion. Heat a tablespoon of butter and fry the onion cubes in it until transparent.

  3. 3

    Add cream and let it boil down a little. Stir in sour cream and season to taste with salt, sugar, lemon juice and nutmeg. Drain capers and add. Drain, rinse and peel the potatoes.

  4. 4

    Wash the dill and chop finely, except for something to garnish. Melt the rest of the butter and toss the potatoes and chopped dill in it. Arrange on a plate with the pike. Garnish with lemon and dill.

  5. 5

    Extra sauce is fine.

Categories & Tags

Main DishesexoticFish