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Fried Herring

Fried Herring is a traditional Scottish recipe for a classic dish of herring coated in oatmeal that are fried to cook and served with lemon wedges. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Fried Herring.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Scottish Recipes


Ingredients:

4 herring
100g fine oatmeal
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
oil or lard for frying
lemon wedges, to accompany

Method:

Scrape the fish with a knife to remove the scales. Wash and clean well then remove the heads before splitting the fish down the back and removing the backbones. This will give you eight fillets.

Season the oatmeal then use to coat the fish on both sides. Heat oil or lard in a frying pan, add the fish and fry for about 5 minutes per side, or until crisp and nicely browned.

Serve hot, accompanied by lemon wedges.