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Penwaig Wedi Stwffio (Stuffed Herring)

Penwaig wedi Stwffio (Stuffed Herring) is a traditional Welsh (Cymric) recipe for a classic dish of herring stuffed with onion, breadcrumbs, herbs and walnuts that are fried and served with a hot lemon juice sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Welsh version of: Stuffed Herring (Penwaig wedi Stwffio).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

35 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : British Recipes Cymric/Welsh Recipes

Original Recipe

Cynhwysion:

4 penwaig canolig, beb eu hesgyrn (pen a chynffon wedi torri i ffwedd)
1 nionyn, weddi torri'n fân
60g briwsion bara
60g menyn
60g cnau ffrengig wedi torri'n fân
sudd a chroen wedi ei ratio o 1 lemwn
1 llwy fwrdd mwstad
3 llwy fwrdd o lysiau wedi torri (cymysgfa)
halen a phupur du

Dull:

Toddwch dalpen o fenyn mewn padell a ffriwch y nionyn nes yn feddal. Cymysgwch y briwsion bara, cnau ffrengig, mwstad, croen y lemwn a'r llysiau cymysg mewn powlen cyn ychwanegu'r nionyn a llwy fwrdd o sudd y lemwn. Cymysgwch yn drwyadl a defnyddiwch y gymysgfa i stwffio'r penwaig. Caewch yn daclus cyn gwneud tri holltiad ar bob ochor (yn rhan tewa'r cnawd). Toddwch y menyn mewn padell cyn ychwanegu'r pysgod a'u ffrio am tua 5 munud yr ochor. Ychwanegwch gweddill y saws lemwn. Gweinwchy pysgod ar blât gyda'r saws lemwn a menyn wedi tolldi drostynt.

English Translation

Ingredients:

4 medium herring, boned an with heads and tails removed
1 onion, finely chopped
60g breadcrubms
60g butter
60g walnuts, chopped
juice and freshly-grated zest of 1 lemon
1 tbsp mustard powder
3 tbsp fresh herbs, chopped (any mix)
salt and black pepper

Method:

Melt a knob of butter in a pan and use to fry the onion until soft. Meanwhile mix the breadcrumbs, walnuts, mustard, lemon zest and herbs together in a bowl before adding the onion and 1 tbsp of the lemon juice. Mix to combine then use this mixture to stuff the herring. Close the fish neatly and make three slits in the thickest part of the flesh on each side.

Melt the butter in a pan and add the fish. Fry for about 5 minutes on each side then add the remaining lemon juice to the pan. Serve the fish on the plate with the hot lemon juice and butter sauce poured over the top.