Best Roly Poly Fish Head Soup Recipes

KALFSKOPSOEP - CALF'S HEAD SOUP

Steps:

• Remove brains from head and reserve for another dish.
• Soak head in cold water; scrub tongue well.
• Place in a large kettle, cover with water and boil until meat drops from the bones.
• Remove from broth, pick meat from bones, return to broth and continue simmering meat with cloves (tied in a cheesecloth bag) for another two hours.
• Add hard cooked eggs, milk, marjoram and parsley.
• Make meatballs by combining all ingredients except the butter and shape into marble-sized balls.
• Fry in butter and drop into soup 20 minutes before serving.
• Make dough balls by combining flour and butter with just enough water to make it possible to shape into smll balls.
• Drop into soup ten minutes before serving.
• Adjust seasoning and serve hot.

NANNY'S NURSERY BAKED JAM ROLY POLY PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
• Grease/line a large rectangular baking tray - about 12 x 9 inches.
• In a large bowl, mix the flour, suet and salt together.
• Add sufficient cold water to make a pliable dough.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured board, and knead gently.
• Roll out the pastry into a rectangle of about 10 x 8 inches.
• Spread the surface of the rolled pastry with the jam of your choice, to within 1 inch of the border.
• Moisten the edges of the pastry with some water, and roll it up loosly like a Swiss Roll, starting at the narrow end.
• Press the edges together firmly to seal and gently lift onto a greased/lined baking tray - with the join UNDERNEATH the Roly Poly.
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
• To Steam:.
• Loosely wrap in greaseproof paper and foil, and steam for 1 1/2 hours.
• To Serve:.
• Serve hot, cut into slices and with custard or cream.