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Fresh or Green Herring, Fried

4 servings

Ingredients

• herrings (as needed)
• salt (a little)
• flour (a little)
• butter or cooking oil (a little)

Instructions

1. Gut the herrings and sprinkle with a little salt.
2. After 1 hour, rinse briefly and drain well.
3. Then dredge in flour and fry golden brown on both sides in butter in an open pan.
4. They are also very tasty fried in good cooking oil.
5. Serve very hot, accompanied by parsley potatoes, potato salad, or sauerkraut.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.