Chapter XI · Hors-d’Œuvres · No. 353
Built upon: No. 168Cooked Marinade for Venison
353—Fresh Herrings Marinaded in White Wine
For twelve herrings, put one pint of white wine into a saucepan, with one-quarter pint of vinegar, an onion cut into thin slices, half a carrot cut into grooved roundels, a faggot, the necessary salt, and a few peppercorns. Set to boil gently for twenty minutes.
Place the cleaned herrings in a sauté-pan, pour the boiling No. 168, Cooked Marinade for Venison upon them, and let them poach for fifteen minutes.
Serve them very cold with the No. 168, Cooked Marinade for Venison, the roundels of carrot, and thin strips of onion.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 353, p. 153. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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