Recipe: Herring Fillets with Potatoes in Oil

One week ahead

Layer the herring fillets, thinly sliced peppers, onion rings, garlic, a little lemon thyme, crushed peppercorns, juniper berries, and cloves. Cover with rapeseed oil, wrap with film and store in the coldest part of your refrigerator.

On the morning of serving

1 In a bowl, pour a little oil from the marinade, some rice vinegar, your fresh herbs, salt and pepper.

2 Cook the potatoes in salted water, peel them slightly, then slice them while still warm into the dressing, stirring gently.

3 Arrange your potatoes in a tall ring mold, then cut your herring fillets into « whistles » and arrange them in a rosette pattern on the potatoes.

4 Cut your marinated peppers and garlic clove into small dice, put them in a small bowl, season well with pepper, then add 2 spoonfuls of vinegar and 4 spoonfuls of oil from the marinade. Add some of the green parts of the spring onions, mix well, then arrange this mixture around your ring molds. Remove the rings and serve immediately.