Ingredients

• salted herrings
• potatoes in their jackets

Method

• Soak the salted herrings in cold water for three days and three nights to remove excess salt.
• Fill a saucepan with potatoes in their jackets (well washed) and arrange the salted herrings in a layer on top.
• Boil the potatoes, keeping the level of the water below the herrings but allowing them to cook in the steam around them.

Nefyn, Lleyn.

Salted herrings were generally served in this way in the counties of north Wales and it made a popular dish for dinner or supper during the winter months.