One of the things we enjoyed greatly when we visited The Spotted Pig was the rollmops. Rollmops are English pub food consisting of pickled herring rolled into a cylindrical shape, traditionally around a pickled gherkin or onion. At The Spotted Pig, the rollmops are rolled and filled with creme fraiche.
After enjoying them so much at The Spotted Pig, I decided to try and replicate them at home. We used left over sour cream instead of creme fraiche, but the result was fairly accurate and very tasty:
Rollmop
The cut of the pickled herring wasn’t conducive to rolling it. So we settled for the alternate presentation shown above. The garnish is chopped parsley and a drizzle of olive oil. A good lesson: these pack a lot of taste into a small, cheap package.
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