HERRING WITH SOUR CREAM (Sledzie w Smietanie)
12 salted herring fillets
Rinse the herrings and set aside. Peel and dice onions. Mix the onions with
the sour cream in a bowl. Add herrings and chill. When ready to serve, decorate
with sliced hard-boiled eggs. Serves 4.
LITTLE FINGERS (Paluszki)
125g butter
Preheat oven to 240C/475F. Combine butter, potato and flour to make a dough.
Place on a well-floured board and knead. Refrigerate for 15 minutes, then roll
out very thinly. Cut into narrow strips. Place on a well greased baking
tray and brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle with salt and caraway seeds.
Bake for approx 10 minutes, until golden. Serves 4.
Herring is a traditional Polish hors d'oeuvre. There is no lack of herring in Poland, as it is
fished in large quantities in the Baltic Sea. There are many different herring dishes, and although
they can be eaten fresh, this is the most favourite way of preparing them.
100g onion
4 hard-boiled eggs
250 ml sour cream
Best served straight from the oven.
125g cooked potato, mashed
125g flour
1 egg, beaten
1 tbs caraway seeds
salt