[Sca-cooks] Salted herring

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

Stefan li Rous wrote:
>  > I really enjoy salted herrings.  Thing is, you must de-salt it before you
>  > eat it :-)  Simmered then mixed in with mashed potatoes.  Classic dish
>  > which name escapes me, but ohhh so yummy :-)
>
>Sounds pretty desperate. Kind of like a fishy shepherd's pie. I think I'd
>stick to the snails and liver pate'.
>
>It's pretty hard to find salted herring around here, although I do have
>a 1 lb box od dried cod in the refrigerator. Anyone have a favorite recipe
>using dried cod?

What can i say, you've got the makings of the French dish known as
Brandade de Morue - salt cod mashed with potatoes.

Who doesn't like "preserved" herring and didn't like the cod thing
either :-( but is fond of Southern French cooking.

Anahita