Kipper Paste

Name: Kipper Paste
Ingredients: 1 pair of traditional undyed kippers; about 125 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; salt, cayenne pepper and ground mace, to taste; salt, cayenne pepper and ground mace, to taste; salt, cayenne pepper and ground mace, to taste

Preparation info

4-6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

About

Ingredients

1 pair of traditional undyed kippers
about 125 g (4 oz) unsalted butter

Fish course
Starter
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

Pour boiling water over the kippers and leave for 10 minutes, then drain, skin and bone them. Weigh the flesh, then flake it and beat in an equal weight of butter. Add the lemon juice. Season with ground mace, cayenne pepper and extra salt if you think it needs it. Serve with slices of hot toast.