Mark Hix

Soft roes on toast

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
British Food
British Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2005

  • About

Herring roes, soft roes or milts, are normally sold, frozen or thawed, but are sometimes available fresh during the spring and early summer. Treat frozen ones correctly and no one will know the difference.

Ingredients

  • 450–500 g (about 1 lb) herring soft roes
  • 150 g (5

Method

  1. Pat the roes dry on kitchen paper. Heat a knob of butter in a large (or two smaller) non-stick frying pan(s). Season the roes and flour lightly, shaking off excess. Add to the pan and cook over a medium heat on both sides until the roes turn golden brown and curl up.
  2. Meanwhile, toast the bread on both sides. Pile the cooked roes on the toast. Melt the rest of t