Carp in Gingerbread Sauce

Fillet the carp from the fishmonger and cut into small portion pieces. Peel the onion, carrots, celery and leek, cut them into small cubes and sauté them gently in butter – without letting them take color – and extinguish them with beer and red wine. Add the spices and white wine vinegar and simmer for ten to 15 minutes. Now add the carp pieces and let them simmer at low temperature for about 15 minutes.

In the meantime, grate the gingerbread and cut the dried plums to the size of raisins. Remove the cooked carp pieces from the broth and keep warm. Stir the gingerbread into the sauce, season with sugar, salt and juice of one lemon, infuse for five minutes and then strain through a fine sieve into a saucepan. Add the slivered almonds, walnuts, dried plums and raisins to the sauce, add the warm carp fillets and simmer for another four to five minutes.

Put the carp fillets on warmed plates and pour the sauce over them. Finally, sprinkle with parsley. Garnish with chopped walnuts if desired.

Recommended side dish: boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes.

Beverage tip: Beer or red wine such as Pinot Noir, Merlot or St. Laurent.

Tip: Cook only with high-quality spices – they are the be-all and end-all of a good dish!

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