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Herring with Potatoes

Селёдка с картошкой

Salted herring, onions and boiled potatoes

Fish daysPrep 15 minCook 20 minServes 4
When to eat it. Has fish, so keep it for fish days: the Annunciation, Palm Sunday, and Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends in much of the Nativity Fast.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender.
  2. Soak the onion in the vinegar with a splash of water for 10 minutes.
  3. Slice the herring into pieces.
  4. Serve the hot potatoes with herring, onion, oil and dill.

Tip. A simple dish for fish days on the Slavic calendar.

Fasting customs differ between churches and parishes. When in doubt, follow what your priest gives you. Not sure what today allows? Check the Orthodox calendar.

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