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Crucian Carp with Dill

4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 kg crucian carp
• salted water (as needed)
• onions (a little)
• allspice berries (a little)
• bay leaf (a little)
• 1 cup sweet cream or good milk
• 1 tbsp dill, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp butter
• grated breadcrumbs (a little)
• salt (a little)

Instructions

1. Scale, gut, wash, and finely score 1 kg crucian carp.
2. Cook them in salted water with onions, allspice berries, and a bay leaf until done.
3. Serve them with the following sauce: Bring 1 cup sweet cream or good milk to a boil with 1 tablespoon finely chopped young dill.
4. Add 1 tablespoon butter, grated breadcrumbs, and salt, and cook the sauce until thick.
5. Pour this over the fish, arranged dry in a bowl.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.