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Herring Potatoes

4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 kg potatoes
• 2 pieces herring
• 1 piece onion
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 cup milk
• pepper (a little)
• vinegar (a little)
• 1 piece bay leaf

Instructions

1. Boil 1 kg potatoes with their skins until tender, peel them, and slice them, keeping them as hot as possible.
2. Melt the butter in a pot, then sauté the onion and flour in it until light yellow.
3. Add the finely chopped herring, milk, and a little ground pepper.
4. Add the potatoes and cook thoroughly.
5. If desired, also add a little vinegar and 1 bay leaf.
6. This dish should be quite juicy and not stiff, as is recommended for all potato dishes.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.