Recipes?

[ChattanCat]

I am bookmarking this thread for some dinner ideas for my better half. Ya know, the one that wears the p@nt$ in the family.

[Dall_Piobaire]

Anyone have anything good for Herring?

[vipermcgee]

Ok Ok...I'm going to take the time tomorrow to post some of my own recipes here, though none of them are Scottish, that I know of. I make a mean Basic Beef Stew, some nice Grilled Catfish Filets, a tasty Dutch Oven Cobbler (a variation of Chelsea's recipe using a yellow cake mix istead of muffin mix), or a bunch of other stuff. Until then, thanks for all that has posted, and keep them coming!

Robert

[Heming]

Anyone have anything good for Herring?

One large, fresh herring per person. Open the belly, remove bowels and clean. Remove head. Open up along tail on belly side and place belly side down on table. Roll lightly with rolling pin. Now you can remove the spine and all connected bones in one operation by pulling at the spine from the head end. Scrape off scales carefully, rinse in cold water. Split into two fillets.

Or buy herring fillets, two per person.

Place fillets skin side up on parchment. Put your favourite blue-vein cheese (crumbled or thinly sliced) on each fillet. Bake in very hot oven till cheese starts to melt. The edges of the fillet will curl upwards, forming a basin for the cheese.

Also works with mackerel and other small, fatty fish.

[funlvnman]

This should work with herring. I've never had herring but it appears to be the same type of fish.

1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup scallions cut into 1 inch pieces( I like them a little smaller)
1 tsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp peanut oil
1 Tbsp sherry
1 tsp finely minced ginger
1/8 tsp sugar
2 pounds of mackerel

Combine celery, scallions, garlic, soy sauce, oil, sherry, ginger and sugar in a bowl, set aside

score both sides of the fish, 3-4 cuts each side, place the fish in a shallow baking dish, Spoon the vegetable mixture over the fish. Or cut the piece into 1 inch pieces. I prefer this way. The fish gets more surface area for soaking up the flavors

Place the dish in a steamer and steam for about 25 minutes.

If you don't have a steamer, use a roasting pan that has a lid, or a soup pot.
Invert some custard cups, coffee cups, used tuna cans,etc. You need about an inch of water on the bottom and the baking dish should not touch the bottom of the pan.

I've tried this with cod, salmon, and tuna steaks. It works with them all.

I just had the thought that this would be a great way to prepare tofu.

[Dall_Piobaire]

sounds quite good, the strong flavours of each offsetting the other! Thank you

[Peter C.]

Anyone have anything good for Herring?

I have not been able to find herring or mackerel here in the US. My mouth is watering just thinking about them.

Can you get herring in Greensboro NC?

Peter

[funlvnman]

This makes a great casserole. It's great to make on the weekend and feed off it all week.

1 loaf Italian bread cut into 1/2 inch cubes, or a bag of stuffing.
12 large eggs
3 cups milk
1 lb breakfast sausage
1 large onion
2 medium stalks of broccoli( stalk ???)
1 lb shredded cheddar cheese
salt, pepper, garlic powder

Beat the eggs and milk, pour over the bread and mix thoroughly. Let it sit for about an hour to let the bread completely soak up the mixture.

Brown the sausage, remove from heat.
In the sausage drippings, sautee the onions and broccoli.
When everything is cool, combine all the ingredients.
In a 9/13 baking dish cook at 350 F for one hour.
In a casserole dish like the one in the photo, cook at 350 F for an hour and a half.

Enjoy

[Dall_Piobaire]

Hell, they didn't know what a proper clam was when I first moved here, they were selling cohogs as steamers.

I haven't seen herring or smelt since I left New England. Mackerel they use as bait fish out at the coast. Now I think i have seen Haddock at the grocer's.

[funlvnman]

Hell, they didn't know what a proper clam was when I first moved here, they were selling cohogs as steamers.

I haven't seen herring or smelt since I left New England. Mackerel they use as bait fish out at the coast. Now I think i have seen Haddock at the grocer's.

I'm from New England originally as well. What part are you from? I grew up just outside Boston in Watertown.