BBC Food - Recipes - Devilled herrings with green sauce

BBC Food - Recipes - Devilled herrings with green sauce

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Use any fresh garden herbs for this vibrant sauce, it will taste a little different every time. Less popular herbs such as lovage are also good, but go easy as they can be very strong in flavour.

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Ingredients

  • 2 large free-range egg yolks
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp caster sugar
  • ½ tsp flaked sea salt , plus extra to season
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 150ml/5fl oz sunflower oil
  • 1 small shallot , peeled and quartered
  • ½ small garlic clove
  • 1 tbsp small capers , drained
  • 15g/½oz fresh parsley
  • 15g/½oz fresh sorrel or basil
  • 10g/¼oz fresh mint
  • 10g/¼oz fresh tarragon
  • 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 600g/1lb 5oz herring fillets (around 6 small-medium herrings , filleted)
  • 750ml/1⅓ pint sunflower oil , for deep-fat frying
  • 6 tbsp plain flour
  • 3 tbsp semolina
  • 2 tsp English mustard powder
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • ½ lemon , cut into wedges for squeezing

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