Fish In Horseradish Sauce

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Title: FISH IN HORSERADISH SAUCE
Categories: Fish
Yield: 6 servings

2 Carrots
2 Celery stalks
1 Parsley root
1 Onion, quartered
5 Peppercorns
1 Bay leaf
2 ts Salt
6 c Water
2 lb Fish fillet (carp, sole,
-pike, or similar fillets)

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3 tb Butter
3 tb Flour
3/4 c Horseradish, cream style
1 ts Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
2/3 c Sour cream
2 Eggs, hardboiled, peeled,
-and sieved

1. Combine vegetables, dry seasonings, and water in a
saucepan or pot. Bring to a boil; simmer 20 minutes,
then strain. 2. Cook fish in the strained vegetable
stock 6 to 10 minutes, or until fish flakes easily.
3. Remove fish from stock. Arrange on serving platter
and cover with plastic wrap. Chill.
4. Strain fish stock and reserve 3/4 cup for
horseradish sauce; cool. 5. For horseradish sauce,
melt the butter in a saucepan, then blend in flour
until smooth, making what the French would call a
roux. 6. Add the cooked fish stock gradually, stirring
constantly. Cook and stir until the sauce boils and
becomes thick and smooth. 7. Remove from heat and stir
in horseradish, sugar, salt, sour cream, and eggs.
Cool for 15 minutes. 8. Pour the horseradish sauce
over the chilled fish, and garnish with shredded
lettuce.

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