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Matjes Housewife-style ('Matjes Hausfrauenart')
Matjes Housewife-style ('Matjes Hausfrauenart')
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 Matjes fillets
- 7 ounces (200 g) crème fraîche
- 7 ounces (200 g) sour cream
- 1/2 cup finely minced cornichons
- 2 medium-sized apples, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons finely minced dill
- black pepper, to taste
- lemon juice, to taste
- 2 small red onions, thinly sliced
- a handful of dill sprigs for garnishing
Instructions
- 1
Taste your matjes. If it is too salty, rinse under cold water or leave it to soak inside a cool water bath for half an hour. Pat dry and set aside.
- 2
In a mixing bowl, combine the crème fraîche, sour cream, cornichons, apples, and dill. Season the sauce to taste with black pepper and lemon juice. Don't add any salt as the matjes contains plenty of salt already.
- 3
Arrange two matjes fillets on each serving plate and spoon a generous amount of sauce on top. Garnish with the onion slices and some dill sprigs.