Herrings in oatmeal recipe

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  • healthy
Serves4
Cost RangeNot
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories460 Kcal23%
Fat34 g49%

Impress your friends with this fresh fish recipe from Woman's Weekly. It's full of vitamins and omega-3 which will help to ward off colds too.

Ingredients

  • 4 small herringsSalt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3-4 tbsp milk
  • 4 tbsp medium or coarse oatmeal
  • 60g (2oz) unsalted butter

To serve

  • Winter coleslaw (see cook's tip below), watercress and lemon wedges

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Method

  1. Scale, wash and gut the fish; cut off the heads. Sprinkle some salt and pepper inside each fish.
  2. Dip the fish in the milk and coat evenly and firmly with oatmeal.
  3. Melt the butter in a heavy-based frying pan until sizzling. Add the herrings and cook on a medium heat for 8-10 mins, turning them once.
  4. Lift fish from the pan and serve on warmed plates. Spoon some buttery juices over each one. Add a spoonful of coleslaw, a handful of watercress and a lemon wedge.
Top Tip for making Herrings in oatmeal

To make winter coleslaw(serves 8)Mix 200g (7oz) each of shredded red and white cabbage with 2 tbsp each of creme fraiche and mayonnaise, seasoning and 2 tsp poppy seeds.

Jessica Dady
Food Editor

Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 12 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies