Vegan 'Gefilte Fish' for Passover Seder

• Large saucepan
• Big spoon
• Knife
• Cutting board
• Mixing bowl
• Skimmer
• Peeler
• Oven
• Grater

Ingredients:

Fish Ball :

• 1x pack of 14 oz firm tofu
• 3 Nori seaweed (the ones used for sushi)
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 Carrots, washed and peeled
• 4 tbsp of cornstarch
• 1.5 tsp of salt
• 2 tbsp vegan vegetable broth / filtered water
• 4 tbsp mustard
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 cup of fresh parsley (optional)
• ½ tsp nutmeg powder

Cooking Sauce:

• 3 cups of water
• 1 cup of vegetable broth/ additional cup of water
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 Carrots, washed and peeled
• 2 Nori seaweed (the ones used for sushi)
• 1 tbsp of liquid smoke (optional)
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1.5 ttsp of onion powder
• 1 tsp of sage
• 2 tbsp of agar agar (optional*, see notes)

1. Prepare the gefilte: 
2. Cut the onion into small cubes and grate the the carrot. (use the biggest option on your grater, you want thin pieces of carrot but not carrot puree).
3. Heat up a saucepan and the oil, add the onion and saute until fragrant.
4. In the meantime, drain the tofu well and place in the mixing bowl. Crumble the tofu using your hands or a fork.  Crumble the sea weeds with you hands and add to the bowl. If you are having trouble crumbling the sea weed by hand, you can cut it to small strips.
5. When the the onion and carrot are well cooked, set aside to cool down.
6. Add the rest of the ingredients to the tofu bowl, except for the broth/ water.
7. Add the onion and carrots, mix well.
8. The mixture should be blended well and firm enough to form a ball.
9. Add the broth little by little if the mixture feels too dry.
10. If the mixture is too wet, you can add 1-2 tbsp of matzo meal.
11. Place the balls on a baking sheet. Heat your oven to 350F.
12. Lightly spray your fish balls in oil to prevent them from sticking.
13. Bake in the hot oven for 10 minutes, turn the balls upside down and return to bake for another 10 minutes.
14. Prepare the Sauce:
15. While the fish balls are baking, heat oil in the saucepan. 
16. Cut the onion to 8 pieces (fairly big) and add to the pan, fry for two minutes and then add the water/ broth.
17. Add the rest of the ingredients (the carrot should be whole) and let them all cook together on low heat, covered, for 20 minutes.
18. If using agar agar, make sure to let the sauce boil for at least 3 minutes to activate it properly.
19. When the balls are baked, remove from the oven and place in the sauce for another 15 minutes on low heat.
20. When serving, cut the carrot from the sauce to slices and place on top of the balls.
21. Enjoy!

 Notes - 

* The agar agar is not really necessary for this recipe. I find that I like it better without it. The sole purpose of the agar agar is to give the sauce a little of the gel texture that the original dish has. If you want it as a perfect imitation, you can add the agar agar, if you don't, you can give it up. 

** Some people prefer their gefilte sweet. If you prefer the gefilte to be sweet, substitute 2 of the mustard tbsp with maple in the recipe for the balls, and reduce the salt.