Main Dishes

Matjes in Buttermilk

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 20 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 2)

Ingredients

  • 1 packet herring fillet (s), soaked in oil
  • 3 large onion (s)
  • 2 medium apples, tart
  • some black peppercorns
  • 500 ml buttermilk
Matjes in Buttermilk
Matjes in Buttermilk

Instructions

  1. Drain the herring fillets from the package into a sieve and rinse under running water to remove the oil.
  2. Place the rinsed herring fillets in a bowl.
  3. Peel the apples and cut them into pieces, then cut the onions into rings.
  4. Add the onion rings, apple pieces, and some black peppercorns to the bowl with the herring.
  5. Pour the 500 ml buttermilk over everything, cover, and refrigerate for 24 hours.
  6. Serve with jacket potatoes.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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