Herrings a la Simone

Ingredients

• some fine salted herrings' fillets
• some cold boiled potatoes
• some russet apples
• parsley
• chervil
• chopped fennel
• tarragon
• oil
• vinegar
• pepper

Method

1. 1

   Clean and cut salted herring fillets into dice.

2. 2

   In a bowl, combine with equal quantities of cold boiled potatoes and russet apples, parsley, chervil, fennel, and tarragon.

3. 3

   Season with oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.

4. 4

   Shape into herring-like forms and place heads and tails at each end.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Soyer's standard cookery (1912) by Nicolas Soyer, page 227. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Herrings a la Simone. Take some fine salted herrings' fillets, clean and cut them into dice. Place these in a bowl, and add thereto, in equal quanti- ties, some cold boiled potatoes and russet apples cut into dice, parsley, chervil, and chopped fennel and tarragon. Season with oil and vinegar, salt and pepper

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