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Matjes Herring

Also known as: Matjessill

Matjes nach Hausfrauenart pairs prepared herring with a creamy apple-and-pickle sauce.

About Matjes Herring

Matjes nach Hausfrauenart pairs prepared herring with a creamy apple-and-pickle sauce. Tim’s German rendition uses crème fraîche and sour cream, with red onion and dill completing the plate.

The mild, brined fish contrasts with the sauce’s dairy richness. Apples add sweetness, while cornichons and lemon juice supply acidity; fresh onion contributes a crisp texture and a sharper flavour.

The fillets are presented with sauce spooned over them and onion and dill on top. Pan-fried potatoes with bacon and onion are an offered accompaniment, bringing a crisp, substantial contrast to the soft fish.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Fish, Milk.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Matjes Herring

Tim's German matjes nach Hausfrauenart.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Prepared matjes herring fillets: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Broader herring candidate for prepared Matjes52; Fish definite, complete curing formula unknown.
  • Crème fraîche: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual53 dairy confirms Milk.
  • Sour cream: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual54 dairy confirms Milk.
  • Cornichons: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual55 prepared pickle formula/brine unknown.
  • Apples: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual56.
  • Dill: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main sauce57 and finishing sprigs61/65 consolidated.
  • Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required main58/64, also optional side79/88; shared main food remains required.
  • Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual59/64.
  • Red onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual60/65.
  • Water (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Conditional main rinse/soak63 and optional side boiling/knife wetting84; all uses conditional or parent optional.
  • Waxy potatoes (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own side70; broader potato candidate. Parent optional main33-36, inner required.
  • Salt (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own side71/80/84/88; parent optional. Main64 explicitly excludes added salt, not a safety or absence claim.
  • Clarified butter (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Own side73/77; parent optional; dairy confirms Milk.
  • Bacon (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own side74; prepared bacon formula unknown; parent optional.
  • Onion (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own side75 generic onion distinct main red onion; parent optional.
  • Butter (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Own side78/88; parent optional, dairy Milk.
  • Chives (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own side81/88; actual chives over alternate parsley/rosemary50; parent optional.

Origins & food traditions

Germany association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.

Countries

  • Germany
  • SwedenCatalogue link pending review
  • GermanyCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

Sources & references
  1. Matjes Housewife-style (‘Matjes Hausfrauenart’) — Tim, My German Table
  2. Pan-fried potatoes with bacon and onion (‘Bratkartoffeln’) — Tim, My German Table