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Rye Flour Breaded Pickled Herring

Herring has a long tradition in the Norwegian diet. In this recipe it is breaded in rye flour and pickled.

Cooking timeOver 60 min
Difficulty levelDifficult
Rating2/5

Ingredients

Preparation

  • Preheat the oven to 130 °C.
  • Scrape the fish skin, rinse in cold water and dry gently with a paper towel.
  • Fillet the herring and remove the spine, but let the tail hang together. Remove all bones.
  • Brush mustard on the herring, cover with fresh dill and fold the fillets together.
  • Mix eggyolk and mustard on a plate and have rye flour on another.
  • Dredge the herring first in egg, then in the rye flour. Make sure it is completely covered in flour.
  • Pan-fry the fillets in butter on high heat until golden. Place in an oven-proof dish when cooked through. 

Brine

  • Combine white wine vinegar, water, sugar and salt in a casserole, then the other ingredients for the brine.
  • Bring to a boil, pour over the herring and place the dish in the oven for approx. 10 minutes.
  • Cut the herring in pieces and place on slices of boiled potatoes with capelin roe, red onion and dill.