Iceland: Herring and Sour Cream (Sild meth Surum Rjoma og Graslauk)

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      Title: Sild meth Surum Rjoma og Graslauk (Herring in sour cream)
 Categories: Icelandic, Fish, Dairy
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      4    Fillets of salted or spiced
           -herring (saltsild or
           -kryddsild)
      2 dl Sour cream or skyr
      1 tb Vinegar
      1 tb Sugar
      2 tb Chopped chives
 
  Desalt or drain the herring filets, depending on which kind you are
  using.
   Cut them across into fairly thin slices.
  
  Beat the sour cream or skyr and season it with the vinegar and sugar
  (of which you may use more or less according to taste).  Add the
  chopped chives.
  
  Arrange the herring slices in a dish, so they are not touching each
  other.
   Pour the sour crem mixture over them and wait for 3-4 hours before
  serving the dish.  It can be used as part of a cold buffet, or served
  as a main dish with hot boiled potatoes.
  
  (from NORTH ATLANTIC SEAFOOD, Alan Davidson:  this recipe translated
  from an Icelandic cookbook of Helga Sigurthardottir)
 
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