Christmas
Bubben's gubbröra
A classic Swedish herring and egg salad with spice-cured sprats, capers, dill and chives.
Swedish-inspiredServes about 4
Ingredients
- 1½ Swedish matjes herring fillets
- 3–4 Grebbestads ansjovis (Swedish spice-cured sprats)
- ½ red onion
- 1 hard-boiled egg
- ½ tbsp capers
- ½ bunch of dill
- ½ bunch of chives
- 50 ml mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp crème fraîche
- Salt and pepper
Method
- Finely chop the matjes herring and ansjovis.
- Finely chop the red onion.
- Chop the hard-boiled egg.
- Finely chop the dill and chives.
- Put everything in a bowl and add the capers, mayonnaise and crème fraîche.
- Mix gently until evenly combined.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Chill for a while before serving to give the flavours time to develop.