Herring with potatoes and beetroot
The simplest Lithuanian lunch. Boiled potatoes, herring, onions – and that's it.
⏱ 25 min · serves 2 · Lithuanian home cooking · Not spicy at all
448kcal
16 gprotein
60 gcarbs
16 gfat
7 gfibre
Per serving, out of 2. Worked out from the grams of each ingredient using a food database – so it's approximate.
Allergens: Fish · may contain traces of mustard and sulphites (check the labels)
Ingredients (serves 2)
- Pickled herring150 g
- Potatoes, boiled400 g
- Beetroot (cooked)200 g
- Onion60 g
- Rapeseed / sunflower oil5 g
Also: Dill, pepper
Method
- Get ready: if the potatoes aren't cooked yet, wash 400 g potatoes, put them in a pan with their skins on and cover with cold water.
- Bring the potatoes to the boil over high heat and cook over medium heat for 20 min, until a knife slides in easily. If you don't have cooked beetroot, boil it separately in advance over medium heat for 50–60 min.
- While the potatoes cook, pat the herring (150 g) dry with kitchen paper and cut it into 2 cm pieces.
- Slice the onion (60 g) into thin rings. Peel the beetroot (200 g) and slice it.
- Put the herring on a plate, scatter over the onion, drizzle with 1 tsp oil (5 g) and sprinkle with pepper.
- Drain the potatoes and peel them if you like. Serve warm with the herring and beetroot, sprinkled with dill.
Tips
- Herring too salty? Soak it in cold water for 30 min.
- Boil the potatoes in their skins – they'll be tastier and more filling.
- Want it hotter? Pickled hot peppers or a teaspoon of horseradish on the side.
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