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Vodka-cured herring with dill blinis

Vodka-cured herring with dill blinis

Name: Vodka-cured herring with dill blinis
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Ingredients: 4 herring fillets cut into thick strips; 2 tbsp rock salt; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 4 tbsp vodka; to serve soured cream; small sprigs to serve dill; 80g strong flour; ½ tsp easy-blend yeast; 75g soured cream; 90 ml milk; 1 egg separated; 1 tbsp butter plus more for frying; finely chopped to make 1 tbsp dill

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:32 PM

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Serves 4

A little effort

Total time: 1 hr and 30 mins

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Blinis with herrings cured in vodka and soured cream make the best canapé or starter for a dinner party. Making the blinis is easy and the cured herrings are quick and easy to do, then leave to marinate until you need them.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

4 herring fillets

cut into thick strips
2 tbsp rock salt
1 tsp fennel seeds
2 tbsp caster sugar
4 tbsp vodka
to serve soured cream
small sprigs to serve dill

blinis

80g strong flour
½ tsp easy-blend yeast
75g soured cream
90 ml milk
1 egg

separated
1 tbsp butter

plus more for frying
finely chopped to make 1 tbsp dill

Nutrition: per serving

kcal424
fat22.4g
carbs24g
fibre0.5g
protein20.9g
salt1.2g

Method

step 1

Put the herring fillets in a dish skin-side down and sprinkle on the salt. Leave for 30 minutes then rinse off the salt, slice the herring into strips and put them back in the dish. Crush the fennel lightly and add it to the dish with the sugar and vodka. Toss everything together and leave it to marinade in the fridge while you make the blinis.
step 2

To make the blinis, stir the flour and yeast together and then add the soured cream, milk and egg yolk. Cover and leave for 1 hour until the mixture is thick and bubbly. Whisk the egg white and fold it into the blini mix along with the butter and dill.
step 3

Brush a hot frying pan with butter and spoon 3 lots of 2 tbsp of batter into the pan. Cook for 30 seconds or until the bases brown and then flip them over, cook for another 30 seconds. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve the blinis with the herring, extra sprigs of dill and soured cream.

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