Fried Fresh Herring

Ingredients

• 12 fresh herring
• % lb. of butter or lard
• 1 cup of flour
• Juice of 1 lemon
• % lb. butter
• 1 tbsp. parsley

Method

1. 1

   The head of the herring must have a yellow color, if it looks reddish, the herring is stale.

2. 2

   The herring is dressed, washed, salted for 45 minutes, then it is dried and rolled in flour, that has been mixed with salt and pepper.

3. 3

   Heat the butter or fat and fry the herring in it to a nice color, turning occasionally.

4. 4

   For the gravy, brown the butter, add the juice of the lemon and finely chopped parsley.

5. 5

   Serve the herring on a hot platter and pour the gravy over it.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of German cooking and baking (1922) by Lina Wachtelborn Meier, page 69. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRIED FRESH HERRING. Quantity for 6 Persons. 12 fresh herring % lb. of butter or lard Salt 1 cup of flour For the Gravy. Juice of 1 lemon % lb. butter 1 tbsp. parsley

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