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Servings: 2 Portions

Herring with curry dressing, fried egg yolk, and rye bread

Sous vide herring and egg yolk
Author: Per Asmussen
Keyword: Christmas, Egg, Fish, frying oil, Herring, Lunch
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 3 pcs. Egg
  • 2 pcs. Herring Fillet Fresh and unmarinated
  • 2 loaves Rye Bread
  • 15 gram Sour Cream 38 %
  • 24 gram Wheat Flour
  • 15 gram Panko Can also be breadcrumbs
  • Spices Salt, pepper, sugar, lemon juice, and curry

Instructions

  • Fried Egg Yolk

  • Cook the eggs in a sous vide/water bath for 60 minutes at 64 degrees Celsius (147 degrees Fahrenheit). 
  • Remove them and immediately place them in ice-cold water for 10 minutes. Gently crack the shell and rinse away the white with a little water.
  • Then gently roll the yolk in flour, then in the beaten egg, and finally in the panko (seasoned with salt and pepper). 
  • Fry it in 190-degree hot oil in either a pot or a deep fryer and serve immediately. 
  • Fried Egg Yolk

  • Sous Vide Herring

  • Gourmet salt the raw herring for 15 minutes and rinse off the salt.
  • Gourmet salted herring
  • Season it with pepper, vacuum seal the fish and sous vide for 25 minutes at 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Sous vide herring
  • The fish is ready to serve.
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  • Curry Dressing

  • Use a large spoonful of crème fraîche and stir in some salt, pepper, sugar, lemon juice, and a good amount of curry. 
  • Let it sit for 5 minutes, and it's ready to serve.
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  • Crispy Rye Bread

  • Cut 2 thin slices of rye bread and toast them hard in the toaster until they are crispy on both sides. 

Notes

If you're more into a traditional Christmas lunch, you can see here how to shop for it.