Recipes - Herring

General Cooking Times (minutes)

170g/6oz Portions	Grill	Shallow Fry	Poach	Bake	Steam	Microwave	Deep Fry
Whole Fish	6-8	7-8	8-10	20-25	-	2	-
Fillets	4-5	-	-	-	-	1.5-2	-

Oatmeal Breaded Herring, Honey And Caper Berry Sauce (Serves 4)

4 x 110grams of Herring fillets
200 g Oatmeal
100g Breadcrumbs (dried)
Zest of one lime
Seasoning
100mls Milk
1 Large Egg
20g Caper berries
30mls Limejuice
30mls Clear honey
75g Butter

Mix the oatmeal, breadcrumbs and lime zest together and season. Beat the egg and milk together. Place the herring fillets into the egg mixture, coating well, then into the oatmeal mixture coating the herring all over. Allow mixture to set in the fridge. In a medium hot frying pan cook the fish for 2 minutes each side until golden brown, remove and keep warm. Make the sauce using same pan. Add the limejuice, honey and butter, bring to a simmer, remove from the heat and add caper berries.

This recipe was provided by Stuart Muir, Head Chef at the Forth Floor Restaurant, Harvey Nichols, Edinburgh for Seafood Week (October 2004), Click Here for more information.

Herring and Pineapple Salad (Serves 4-6)

Herring and Pineapple Salad (Serves 4-6)
3 x 170g (6oz) herring fillets
2 x 15ml spoon (2 tablespoons) lemon juice
1 medium fresh pineapple or
1 x 225g can pineapple chunks in natural juice, drained
225g (8 oz) black or green grapes, seeds removed
salt and black pepper
6 x 15ml spoon (6 tablespoons) low fat natural yoghurt

Cut herring into strips about 2.5cm (half an inch) wide.

Sprinkle with lemon juice and cook under a medium grill for 3-4 minutes until golden brown.

Leave to cool then chill in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.

If using fresh pineapple, slice in half, scoop out flesh and chop into cubes.

Mix together the grapes, pineapple and chilled fish. Spoon into pineapple halves or serving dish, season and top with yoghurt.

Serve with pitta bread.

This recipe was provided by "Good for you" for Seafood Week (October 2004), Click Here for more information.

BBC Recipes for Herring

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