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Scots Fried Herrings
Preparation info
2
servings- Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 2014
Herrings are very good rolled in oats, and fried. They can be cooked whole, or split, boned and flattened.
Ingredients
2 4 - salt and pepper
25 g 1
Method
Wipe the fish carefully, then season them with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the oats on a sheet of kitchen paper and toss the fish in them until well coated. Heat the dripping or butter and oil in a frying pan and, when smoking hot, put in the herrings and fry until brown on both sides. Whole herrings will take 7-10 minutes; split herrings will take 5 minutes.
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