Norwegian herring with Christmas spices
Christmas Menu: Norwegian herring with Christmas spices and Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Reserva Familiar Arbequino.
Ingredients
- 8 fillets of salted Norwegian herring already washed in water
- 3 dl liquid cream
- Grated horseradish to taste
- Lemon juice half a lemon
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 tsp mixed Christmas spices
- 2 hard boiled eggs
- 5 cornichons small slightly sweet pickled gherkins
- Chives
- Dill
- Extra virgin olive oil - Reserva Familiar Arbequino Castillo de Canena
- 1 teaspoon of allspice in grains
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon star anise
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
Instructions
- Whip the cream with a whisk, after having kept it in the freezer for half an hour until it whips well.
- Grate the horseradish and marinate it in the lemon juice and two tablespoons of Castillo de Canena Reserva Familiar Arbequino for a few minutes before mixing it with the cream.
- Lightly brown the Christmas spices in a frying pan and crush them in a mortar or grind them with a pestle and pestle until they are a powder. Mix these spices with the sugar and mustard and add to the sauce.
- Dice the hard-boiled eggs and cornichons and mix them with the chives and chopped dill.
- Remove the bones from the herring fillets and slice them thinly. Dip the fillets in the sauce and keep them cold before serving.