BBC Food - Recipes - Devilled herrings with green sauce

Name: BBC Food - Recipes - Devilled herrings with green sauce
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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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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