Herring Savory

Name: Herring Savory
Total time: 12 h 15 min
Ingredients: 2 salt herrings; 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs; 3 tablespoons butter; 1/3 cup cream; 1 tablespoon chopped chives

By Robert Farrar Capon

Total Time: 15 minutes, plus 12 hours' soaking
Rating: 4(6)
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Ingredients

2salt herrings
⅓cup dry bread crumbs
3tablespoons butter
⅓cup cream
1tablespoon chopped chives

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Preparation

Step 1
Soak whole salt herrings for 12 hours in several changes of cold water. Remove from water and bone and skin them, producing 4 fillets.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Step 3
Coat fillets thoroughly with bread crumbs. Butter small au gratin dish with 1 tablespoon butter, lay on fillets and dot with remaining butter.
Step 4
Pour cream over and bake 5 to 10 minutes.
Step 5
Sprinkle with chopped chives before serving.