World Flavors Cookbook

Silakat (Fried Baltic Herring)

Name: Silakat (Fried Baltic Herring)
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Finland
Ingredients: 1 lb herring fillets, fresh dill, rye flour, butter, salt, lemon.

Baltic herring fillets sandwiched with dill, coated in rye flour, and fried until crispy.

Cuisine: Finland

Ingredients

1 lb herring fillets, fresh dill, rye flour, butter, salt, lemon.

Instructions

Place a sprig of dill between two herring fillets. Coat in rye flour and salt. Fry in butter until golden. Serve with a squeeze of lemon and mashed potatoes.