Scottish Fried Herring with Mustard Sauce

• 1 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tsp. mustard
• 4 fresh herring, cleaned and filleted
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup coarse oatmeal
• 4 tbsp. butter

1. To prepare the mustard sauce, melt the butter in a small saucepan.
2. Blend in the flour and gradually add the milk.
3. Stir until thickened, then blend in the mustard.
4. Keep warm.
5. Dip the herring into the egg and coat with the oatmeal.
6. Melt the butter in a skillet and fry the herring until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.
7. Serve with the mustard sauce.
8. Serves 2.
9. Larousse Treasury of Country Cooking

butter, flour, milk, mustard, fresh herring, egg, coarse oatmeal, butter

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/20485 (may not work)