Dish of Fish with Beer
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Fish with Beer


Poland   -   Ryba z Piwem
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Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  		 2 main
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1-1/4 hr
Short		 A popular recipe from a land that loves fish and beer. Serve this with noodles or something like Smashed Potatoes. See also Comments.

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Fish fillet (1)
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Cloves
Salt
Pepper
Vinegar
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Onion
Raisins yellow  
Lemon zest
Butter
Beer (2)
Prep   -   (40 min - 20 min work)
  1. Cut Fish into your preferred serving size pieces. If using Carp, cut them no shorter than 2 inches, or the pin bones will be impossible to manage.
  2. Grind CLOVES and mix all Marinade items. Massage into Fish. Leave to marinate about 20 minutes at room temperature or an hour in the fridge, massaging one more time.
  3. Chop ONION fine.
  4. Grate LEMON ZEST, chop RAISINS course, mix.
Run   -   (40 min)
  1. Heat Butter in a sauté pan and fry Onion over moderate heat until light golden.
  2. Add the Beer and bring to a simmer. Add Marinated Fish, bring to a simmer, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on type of fish and thickness of fillets.
  3. Remove the Fish to its serving dish (or dishes) and keep warm.
  4. Add Raisin mix to sauce and cook over moderate heat until sauce is reduced to the consistency you like, but make sure it has some liquid.
  5. Serve Fish with the Sauce spooned over.
NOTES:

  1. Fish:

      The pattern recipe calls for Carp, a delicious fish very popular in Poland, but I do not serve it to guests here in North America. I have seen many recipes for Carp, not one of which mentioneds that Carp flesh is shot full of pin bones. The rest of the world has learned to deal with these at the table, but North Americans haven't. Catfish (American or Vietnamese) is a good substitute, or Tilapia - a fine fish detested by Chefs, because everyone knows it's low cost. The photo example was made with Tilapia. For more on Carp, see our Common Carp page.

  2. Beer:

      That'll be a decent U.S. microbrewery or imported beer with good flavor and noticeable hops.

  3. Comments:

      The sauce is quite sweet, but ballanced a bit by the bitterness of the beer in the liquid, so serve with some of the liquid. Add another 1/4 pound of fish and this can stretch to 3 servings with potatoes or noodles.
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch tt=to taste ar=as required
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