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Herring Bits

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A traditional fish dish served with rye bread and potatoes.

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Recipe from Bubo bubo, NeuerNutzer2009, MichaelFreyTool and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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‘Heringsstipp’ is a delicious fish dish made with matjes herring, very popular in the Bergisches Land region and along the Rhine. It is usually served with rye bread, boiled potatoes or fried potatoes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total12 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsalad
  • Estimated cost$2.96 $0.74 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 servings
  • $1.58
  • $0.17
  • $0.07
  • $0.29
  • $0.69
  • $0.01
  • $0.15

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the crème fraîche, mayonnaise and mustard to make the sauce. ≈ 4 min
  2. Cut the herring fillets into bite-size pieces (about 2x2 cm). ≈ 8 min
  3. Cut the pickles and onions into small dice (about 0.5 cm on each side). ≈ 8 min
  4. Peel and core the apples, then cut them into quarters. ≈ 8 min
  5. Then cut the quarters into slices. ≈ 8 min
  6. Add all the ingredients to the crème fraîche sauce. ≈ 3 min
  7. Season with sugar, salt and lemon juice. ≈ 2 min
  8. Let rest for 2 to 4 hours before serving.

The bill

Herring Bits

  • 400 g crème fraîche$1.58
  • 2 tbsp mayonnaise$0.17
  • 1 tbsp mustard$0.07
  • 2 small onions$0.29
  • 2 apples (tart, for example Boskoop)$0.69
  • 2 tsp sugar$0.01
  • Lemon juice$0.15

Total$2.96

that's $0.74 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 6 matjes fillets, each doubled (equal to 3 whole matjes)
  • 400 g crème fraîche
  • 2 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp mustard
  • 2 small onions
  • 2 flavored pickles
  • 2 apples (tart, for example Boskoop)
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 dash of pepper
  • Lemon juice

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