From the Ministry of Food leaflet "All about Herrings" - reprinted in 1948!
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Devilled herrings (MoF) | |
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All about Herrings - 1948 | |
Servings: | Serves 4 |
Calories per serving: | 336 |
Ready in: | 30 minutes |
Prep. time: | 15 minutes |
Cook time: | 15 minutes |
Difficulty: | |
Recipe author: | Chef |
First published: | 20th January 2013 |
Best recipe reviewWas nice with Mackerel 4.7/5 Couldn't get herrings :( |
Ingredients
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- 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
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