Oat herring and apple rings
Cuisine: Irish
Author: Maria Kalenska
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins


Ingredients
  • 4 whole herrings
  • 2 large sweet apples
  • 115 g medium oatmeal
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • oil for frying
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • salt
Cooking method
  1. Bone the fish. Rinse fillets and wipe the herrings with kitchen paper. Make sure all bones have been removed. Season the fish with salt and pepper.
  2. Line up three separate plates with beaten egg, flour, and oatmeal. Heat oil in a frying pan. Just before frying, dip each fillet first in flour, then in an egg, and in oatmeal. Fry the fish until golden brown. After frying, place on kitchen paper to remove excess fat.
  3. Add a little bit of olive oil to the apples and mix. Grill the apple slices until slightly soft. Serve the herring garnished with apple slices.
My tips and tricks
The herring is like a lottery. If a female is caught, there will be roe, and if a male, there will be soft roe. Don't tell me you're throwing them away! This is the ideal protein and source of healthy "fish oil". And cooking it is easy and simple: season with salt, pepper, dip in flour and fry in oil. You can add a little twist to the dish: make a batter from eggs, flour and salt, dip roe in it and fry again.

Maria Kalenska Gastronomy Blog | http://www.myodessacuisine.com/recipes/oat-herring-and-apple-rings/