Medium
New Year's Eve
Carp with Potato Salad
Czech New Year's feast - fried carp with creamy potato salad. Keeping a carp scale in wallet brings prosperity.
80
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
40 min
Prep Time
40 min
Cook Time
80 min
Total Time
Ingredients (11 items)
2.00 lbs
Carp fillets
3.00 lbs
Potatoes
for salad
3.00 medium
Carrots
diced
1.00 small
Celery root
diced
4.00 large
Pickles
diced
1.00 cup
Peas
cooked
4.00
Eggs
hard-boiled
1.50 cups
Mayonnaise
2.00 cups
Flour
for breading
2.00 cups
Breadcrumbs
2.00 cups
Vegetable oil
for frying
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Boil potatoes, carrots, celery root until tender. Cool and dice.
25 minutes
2
Mix vegetables with peas, pickles, chopped eggs, and mayo.
3
Refrigerate potato salad at least 2 hours.
120 minutes
4
Season carp fillets with salt and pepper.
5
Dredge in flour, dip in beaten egg, coat with breadcrumbs.
6
Heat oil to 350°F in large skillet.
7
Fry carp 4-5 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
9 minutes
8
Serve fried carp with cold potato salad. Save a scale for your wallet!