Normandy Herrings

Ingredients

• 1 herring
• | slice of bread per person
• a little anchovy essence
• anchovy or tomato sauce
• dripping
• straw potatoes

Method

1. 1

   Fillet the herrings, then grill.

2. 2

   Fry the bread in dripping, drain, then spread lightly with anchovy essence.

3. 3

   Put two fillets of herring on each slice of bread, arrange straw potatoes around and serve with anchovy or tomato sauce.

4. 4

   To make the potato straws, cut the potatoes after peeling in thin slices.

5. 5

   Soak in cold water for a while, then drain thoroughly.

6. 6

   Wipe, place the slices on a board, cut into straws and fry.

7. 7

   Shake the pan to keep the straws from sticking together.

As published

This recipe was extracted from One-room cookery (1950) by Gas Council (Great Britain), page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

NORMANDY HERRINGS Utensils required : frying pan, grill tin. 1 herring and | slice of bread per person ; alittle anchovy essence ; anchovy er tomato sauce ; dripping ; straw potatoes. Fillet the herrings, then grill. Fry the bread in dripping, drain, then spread lightly with anchovy essence. Put two fillets of herring on each slice of bread, arrange straw potatoes around and serve with anchovy or tomato sauce

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