Potatoes stuffed with herring
4 servings
30 minutes
Potato stuffed with herring is an exquisite dish of Russian cuisine that combines the simplicity of rustic cooking with the sophistication of gastronomic traditions. Tender potato becomes the perfect vessel for a savory filling of herring mixed with aromatic onions, spices, and sour cream. The light tang of herring harmonizes with the softness of potato, while baking in oil gives the dish an appetizing golden crust. This dish is perfect for both everyday dinners and festive feasts. Historically, it traces back to Russian peasant recipes that used accessible ingredients to create nutritious and hearty meals. Potato with herring pairs perfectly with rye bread and fresh herbs, awakening the taste of traditional Russian fare.
1
Wash the potatoes well, pour boiling water over them, add salt, and cook until half done. Then peel the potatoes and cut off one side.
- Potato: 1 kg
- Black allspice: to taste
2
Grind the flesh removed from the center with cleaned herring, add finely chopped onions, allspice, powdered bay leaf, raw egg, and sour cream; beat everything well.
- Potato: 1 kg
- Herring: 1 piece
- Onion: 2 heads
- Black allspice: to taste
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
- Sour cream: 5 tablespoon
3
Stuff the minced meat into the potatoes, fry in oil, pour with sour cream, and bake in a hot oven.
- Potato: 1 kg
- Vegetable oil: 3 tablespoons
- Sour cream: 5 tablespoon