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Green Pike

4 servings

Ingredients

• Pike (as needed)
• Water (as needed)
• Salt (a little)
• Onion, sliced (a little)
• Parsley roots, cleaned (a little)
• 1 pieces Bay leaf
• Allspice berries (a little)
• Parsley (1 sprig)
• Butter (a small piece)
• Roux, light (a little)
• Parsley, finely chopped (a little)

Instructions

1. Smaller as well as larger pike are suitable for this; prepare them and cut into serving pieces.
2. Bring water to a boil with salt, the sliced onion, cleaned parsley roots, bay leaf, allspice berries, and a sprig of parsley.
3. As soon as the roots are soft, add the fish, pour off enough water so that it is just covered, add a piece of butter, and cook very gently until done.
4. For the sauce, strain the necessary amount of fish water, thicken with light roux, and add finely chopped parsley.
5. To serve, pour the sauce over the fish.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.