Keith Floyd

Herring Bake

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Keith Floyd

Published 1988

  • About

In really fresh herrings, the backbones come away easily if first pressed lightly along their length on the skin side.

Ingredients

  • 4 herrings
  • 1 oz (25 g) butter
  • Salt a

Method

Clean and fillet the herrings. Divide the butter equally into 8 pieces and place a piece on each fillet; roll up, skin side outwards. Stand the herring rolls upright in an ovenproof dish and season with salt and pepper.

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