HERRING WITH SWEET POTATO AND WALNUT

Herring with sweet potato and walnut. Sweet potato and walnuts are a delicious combination, and perfect for herring! A new dish in the “Herring re:invented” series by René Stein, featuring unusual flavours that allow the herring to shine in a whole new light.

Recipe courtesy Seafood from Norway

Prep and cooking time: 30-40 minutes

Serves: 4

Skill level: Difficult

Ingredients

8 herring fillets

Sweet potatoes

1 large sweet potato
2g Anapurna Curry
40g almond oil
2 star anise
Salt
Cream
100g walnuts
180ml milk
20g liquid smoke
15g maple syrup
Salt

Lemon sauce

1 lemon, zest and juice
60ml fish broth
30ml rapeseed oil
20ml maple syrup
Salt

Garnish

Fresh mint

Method

• Peel and cut the sweet potato into slices. Vacuum-seal with the curry, almond oil, salt and star anise.
• Cook in a cooking bag for 40 minutes at 85°C until done.
• Soak the walnuts in water overnight and drain. Blanch them in a little salted water and mix with the other ingredients in a blender until the mixture reaches 85°C. Allow to cool and pour into a squeeze bottle.
• Fillet the lemon, place the slices in maple syrup and collect the juice. Mix the other ingredients together and season.
• Arrange the lemon fillets on a plate and place the herring on top.
• Glaze the sweet potatoes in a pan, cut in half and place on top.
• Pipe on the cream and pour over the broth.
• Finish with mint.

Image: Seafood from Norway

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