Matjes herring with brown butter

Smashed new potatoes topped with brown butter, pickled matjes herring and crisp accompaniments. Adapted from ICA.

• 🍳 Cook time: 40 mins
• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 900 g new potatoes
• 1 red onion
• 2–3 small snack cucumbers (or 1/2 cucumber)
• 2 jars matjes herring (Abba Klassisk or similar)
• 50 g butter
• 2 dl sour cream
• 1/2 pot dill
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Boil the potatoes.
2. Peel and finely chop the onion. Cut the cucumbers into 2 cm cubes.
3. Drain the herring and cut into pieces.
4. Brown the butter in a saucepan until it smells nutty and stops sizzling. Pour straight into a small bowl.
5. Drain the potatoes and tip onto a platter. Press the potatoes so they crack lightly, ideally with the base of a thick glass. Pour the brown butter over the potatoes and top with the herring and all the accompaniments. Garnish with dill and season with black pepper.