Potted Herrings

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Complete Book of Home Preserving

By Mary Norwak

Published 1978

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Ingredients

  • 12 herrings
  • 4 oz/100 g salt
  • ½

Method

Wash and gut the herrings, and take off the heads, tails and fins. Remove the backbones and roes. Mix the salt and spices and season the fish with this mixture. Put into an earthenware dish and arrange the bay leaves and lemon peel on top. Dot with butter and cover with a piece of foil. Bake at 350°F/180°C/Gas Mark 4 for 40 minutes. Cool slightly and remove skins. Flake the flesh and press into