Russian Horseradish Sauce (Sous s Khrenom)

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

3 tablespoons horseradish, freshly grated
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon vinegar
Dash salt

Mix all ingredients and allow to stand several hours, tightly covered, in the refrigerator to blend thoroughly.

Serve with meat dishes.

Russian Fried Salmon in Sour Cream Sauce (Zharennaya semga v smetannom souse)

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

4 baby salmons , about 200-300 gr each, cleaned but with head and tail left on
1/2 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon dill, chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
50 gr flour

Roll the fish around in the flour and salt and then shake off any excess flour.

In a heavy skillet, heat your butter and oil.

Lower the heat to moderate and fry the salmons, 2 at a time, for about 5 minutes on each side, turning them carefully. When all salmons have been browned, keep them warm on a heat-proof dish in a 200°F (95°C) oven while you quickly make the sauce.

Pour off all the fat from the skillet and replace it with 1 ounce of fresh butter. Stir over a low heat, scraping up the brown pan drippings with a wooden spoon. Add the sour cream and continue stirring for about 3 minutes, without letting the cream boil. Stir in the lemon juice and pour the sauce over the hot fish. Garnish the dish with the chopped dill and serve at once.

Russian Poached Codfish with Egg Sauce (Otvarnaya treska v souse)

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

5-6 codfish steaks, 2 -cm thick
3 bay leaves
Salt, to taste

Fill the narrow fish poacher with water, add salt and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat slightly and gently slide the cod slices into the water. Lower the heat until the water is bubbling slightly, and simmer the fish for about 5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook or the fish will disintegrate. Remove the slices and drain. Arrange the cod attractively on a heated dish and serve with sauce

Sauce

100 gr butter
1/2 cup hot fish stock
2 hardboiled eggs, finely chopped
1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoon finely chopped dill
Salt and pepper, to taste

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Remove from the heat, beat in the stock in which you poached the fish and stir in the chopped egg, tomato, parsley and dill.

Add salt and pepper to taste.