Traditional Welsh Recipes

Penwaig wedi eu Stwffio (Stuffed Herrings).

Herrings stuffed with a breadcrumb, onion and walnut mixture, fried in butter. Also a first-rate barbeque recipe.

Melt a knob of butter in a saucepan and soften the onion. Mix the breadcrumbs, chopped walnuts, mustard, lemon zest and mixed herbs in a bowl and add the onion and about 1 tablespoon lemon juice and bind together. Stuff each herring with this mixture. Fold over and close neatly. Make three cuts on each side at the thick end of each fish to ensure even cooking. Melt the butter in the frying pan and fry the fish for about 10 minutes turning once. They should be tender and nicely browned. Pour on the remaining lemon juice and serve with creamed potatoes and seasonable vegetables.