Estonian recipe
How to make Sprat sandwich
kiluvõileib
The Baltic coast, now eaten all over Estonia
An open sandwich of dark rye bread with butter, spiced salted sprats and a slice of boiled egg.
Ingredients
- 8 slices of dark rye bread
- Soft butter
- 16 to 24 spiced salted sprat fillets (or canned smoked sprats, see the last step)
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
- A small red onion, finely chopped, and some fresh dill or chives
Method
- Butter the slices of rye bread.
- Lay two or three sprat fillets on each slice.
- Put a slice of hard-boiled egg on top of the fish.
- Finish with a little red onion and chopped dill or chives, and serve at once.
- Spiced sprats are cured in salt and spices, not cooked. Pregnant women, young children, older people and anyone with a weak immune system should use canned smoked sprats instead, which are cooked.
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The sprat sandwich is a must at celebrations of Estonian Independence Day on 24 February.
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