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Tench with Dill

4 servings

Ingredients

• 1.25 kg tench
• cold water (as needed)
• 2 pcs onions
• 1 pcs bay leaf
• 3 pcs allspice berries
• salt (a little)
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp wheat flour, smoothly mixed
• 1 tbsp dill, finely chopped
• 2 pcs egg yolks (optional)

Instructions

1. Place 1-1½ kg of prepared, cut tench into cold water that has been seasoned with 2 sliced onions, 1 bay leaf, 3 allspice berries, and salt.
2. As soon as the fish begins to boil, pour off enough water so that only the amount needed for the sauce remains.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and thicken the sauce with 1 tablespoon of smoothly mixed wheat flour.
4. Finally, stir in 1 tablespoon of finely chopped dill.
5. If desired, the sauce can also be enriched with 2 egg yolks.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.