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Fresh herring, pan-fried in butter

Pan-fried fresh herring meunière

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Fresh herring, deboned, coated in seasoned flour and beaten egg, then pan-fried and finished with a lemon butter sauce. Ready in 30 minutes.

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Recipe from Achim Raschka, Schnobby, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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“Green herring” refers to fresh herring that has not been pickled or smoked. It is coated in flour and egg, then fried in a pan, making it a quick and easy dish to prepare, often served with mashed potatoes and a salad.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$2.21 $1.11 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $1.20
  • $0.13
  • $0.13
  • $0.01
  • $0.29
  • $0.17
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Flake the herring, place them skin-side down on a cutting board, and flatten them with the palm of your hand. ≈ 8 min
  2. Turn them over and remove the central ridge, starting from the top, then remove any visible ridges. ≈ 3 min
  3. Wash and dry the herring; if desired, lightly drizzle them with lemon juice. ≈ 2 min
  4. Mix the flour with the salt, pepper, and sugar. ≈ 4 min
  5. Place the herring in the flour, then in the beaten eggs. ≈ 3 min
  6. Heat olive oil in a pan and cook the fish on both sides until golden brown.
  7. Cook the remaining eggs in a little butter and pour them over the herring, or melt the butter in the frying pan with lemon juice and drizzle it over the fish.
  8. Serve with lemon wedges. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Pan-fried fresh herring meunière

  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • 80 grams of flour$0.13
  • Freshly ground pepper$0.13
  • salt$0.01
  • olive oil$0.29
  • butter$0.17
  • 1 lemon$0.28

Total$2.21

that's $1.11 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 4 fresh herrings, gutted, without heads or tails
  • 3 eggs
  • 80 grams of flour
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • salt
  • A pinch of sugar
  • olive oil
  • butter
  • 1 lemon

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