Herring and Mackerel Recipes

Make the most of smoked mackerel and herring with the recipes below. Both fish offer great nutritional benefits and tasty flavors to add to your recipe repertoire.

German Style Herring Salad

A colorful herring salad from Chef Ludger Szmania with multiple flavors in a sour-cream dressing, served over mesclun, adapted from a dish served at SZMANIA's.

Herrings with Cream Cheese Sauce
(Hering mit Frischkäse-Sauce)

Apples, onions, lemon and cream cheese expand and complement the flavor of canned herrings in this appetizer or light lunch entree garnished with dill.

Smoked Mackerel with Apple-Horseradish and Chervil

Smoked mackerel is topped with a apple-horseradish cream in this canape recipe garnishe with chervil.

Marinated Fried Herring (Bratheringe)

A traditional recipe from the Hanseatic cities for fresh herring breaded, fried and then marinated with pickles, onions, chilies and spices.

Crispy Potato Pancakes with Quick Herring Salad

This recipe makes a great light supper when served alongside some soup and rolls. As an easy alternative to making the pancakes from shredded potatoes, you could use a German potato pancake mix.

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