(serves 4 people)
For this you need 4 medium herrings. Ask for the soft herring roes to go in the stuffing.
4 herrings with roes
1 tablespoon butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 teaspoon dried thyme
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These are delicious served with homemade wholewheat bread and a salad, but they do need to be made a couple of days in advance. For 6 pickled herrings you’ll need:
1 pint white wine vinegar (425 ml)
1 teaspoon whole allspice berries
1 teaspoon whole coriander seeds
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 dried chilli
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Under this heading come a group offish which are rich in flavour, but because of their slight oiliness do need to be eaten fresh.
Herrings
A prince offish a true delicacy when freshly caught. Yet until recently herring were amongst the cheapest and most abundant of our native fish, and little thought of in consequence.
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