Sillbullar

Name: Sillbullar
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 300g salted herring, soaked and chopped; 3 potatoes, boiled and mashed; 1 onion, minced; 1 egg

Sillbullar/SIL-boo-lar/

Also known as: Herring Patties

About this dish

Herring and potato patties, pan-fried until golden, a traditional Swedish fish cake.

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Ingredients

🐟300g salted herring, soaked and chopped

🥔3 potatoes, boiled and mashed

🧅1 onion, minced

🥚1 egg

Method

Serves 2

Soak the salted herring to reduce saltiness, then chop finely.

Mix with mashed potato, minced onion, and egg.

Shape into small patties.

Fry in butter until golden on both sides.

Serve with lingonberry sauce or sour cream.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Sillbullar is a traditional Swedish fish patty, using salted herring for a distinctive briny flavor.

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