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Revision as of 10:40, 21 February 2012
Devilled herrings - about this recipe
From the Ministry of Food leaflet "All about Herrings" - reprinted in 1948!
Mum had circled this recipe
Servings
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 3 level dessertspoons dry mustard
- 2 level tablespoons sugar
- 2 dessertspoons vinegar
- 4 herrings, cleaned and boned
- 4 level tablespoons chopped onion
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 cloves
- ½ oz margarine
- 5 tablespoons water
Method
- Mix the mustard and sugar to a paste with the vinegar
- Open the herrings flat and spread the mustard mixture on the inside and roll up from the tail end
- Fry the onion, bay leaf and cloves in the margerine in a saucepan until well browned
- Add the rolled up herrings and water and cook very gently for 10 minutes
- Baste the herrings occasionally with the liquid
- When cooked, serve with sweet chutney e.g. Branston
