8 Herring or mackeral
Flaky or short crust pastry
3 Eggs
1 tb Tarragon vinegar or 2 oz;
-(50gm) cream
1 tb Butter
2 tb Fine breadcrumbs
Salt and pepper
8 Sprigs parsley
Clean and bone the fish, leaving the heads on, and season with salt and
pepper. Butter a pie dish, sprinkle with a thick layer of breadcrumbs and
put in the fish so that the heads point upwards. Beat the eggs with the
tarragon or cream and pour into the pie dish. Cover the dish with pastry,
making slits for the fish heads to gaze out of the top. Put into a very hot
oven then reduce, after 10 minutes, to moderate and bake until the crust is
golden brown. Serve hot with a sprig of parsley in the mouth of each fish.
Yields
1 servings