Recipe of Maria Nys Janssens. Known throughout Rillaar as DE PIJT of Kitty and Kurt Buelens. In later life the Pijt followed a 4-year cookery course in Aarschot, but she preferred simple dishes. “The Pijt from Rillaar is the reason for this recipe column. Because her granddaughter Kitty Buelens is my best friend, I was invited to her table countless times and enjoyed her sound cooking, seasoned with wise advice and plenty of humour. I want to learn to cook like her and I am searching for recipes from the past, from around here!” Pieter
Fried herrings. (Boekshuiring) for 4 people.
4 herrings
potatoes for 4 people.
2 onions
nutmeg, pepper, salt
milk and thickener
Method:
clean the herrings: normally the innards are still inside, so take everything out.
boil the potatoes.
add milk, season with the spices and bind everything with thickener. Cornflour or flour mixed with a little milk and then added to the boiling milk. The sauce then becomes a little thicker, otherwise it is too runny.
stew the onions.
Fry the herrings on a normal heat for a quarter of an hour.