Trinidad smoke herring recipe.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness without refined sugars.

herring

🥗Healthier: mackerel

💰Cheaper: sardines

Mackerel is similar in taste and texture, while sardines are often less expensive.

Take the smoked herring filets out of the package and place them in a deep bowl.

Cover the herring with boiling water to remove some salt and make shredding easier.

After a few minutes, drain the boiling water and replace it with cool water, then squeeze out excess water.

Shred the smoked herring into pieces.

Slice up an onion, a tomato, and a hot pepper, removing the seeds if you want less heat.

Add the diced onion, tomato, and hot pepper to the shredded herring.

Add a couple dashes of black pepper to the mixture and stir well.

Heat 8 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan on high heat until smoking.

Pour the hot olive oil over the herring mixture to combine the flavors.

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