Danish curried herring (karrysild)
Recipe for homemade Danish curried herring (karrysild).
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 300 g pickled herring fillets, drained weight
- 4 tbsp crème fraîche (18% fat)
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 small shallots, finely chopped
- 1/2 red apple, cut into small dice
- 2 pickled gherkins, finely chopped - approx. 50 g
- 1 tbsp capers, finely chopped
- 1 1/2-2 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- Salt and pepper
- Watercress, dill or chives, to garnish
Instructions
- Stir the crème fraîche and mayonnaise together with the curry powder, turmeric and sugar.
- Add the capers, gherkins, shallots and apple, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Pat the herring fillets dry with a little kitchen paper and cut them into smaller pieces.
- Fold the herring pieces into the dressing and top with fresh herbs.