Best Potato baskets with herring

An interesting version of the beloved by many potatoes with herring is potato dough baskets with fish filling. Such a dish can also be served on the festive table, because in addition to being delicious, such baskets look just wonderful.

Ingredients

• For baskets:
• Potato (peeled) - 300 g
• Chicken eggs - 1 pc.
• Hard cheese - 50 g
• Salt - to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• For filling:
• Herring fillet (salted) - 200 g
• Red onion or shallot - 80 g
• Boiled chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
• Pickled cucumbers - 1-2 pcs.
• Hard cheese - 50 g
• Curd cheese - 30 g (2 tablespoons)
• Mayonnaise - 1-2 tbsp. spoons
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Balsamic vinegar - 1 teaspoon
• Sugar - 1 pinch

Directions

1. Grate the potatoes on a coarse grater and squeeze out the starch. To it in a bowl, add the egg and cheese, chopped on a fine grater. Add salt and pepper to taste.
2. Line a thin layer of potato batter in silicone cupcake liners.
3. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 40-50 minutes, until browned.
4. Remove baskets from molds and cool on a wooden surface.
5. While the baskets are cooling, prepare the filling ingredients.
6. Onion cut into thin slices. Drizzle with a few drops of balsamic vinegar and add a pinch of sugar, then mash to remove the bitterness from the onions. Put the onions in the bottom of the baskets.
7. Clean the herring fillet from the bones and cut into small cubes, as for a herring under a fur coat. Lay the herring on top of the onion.
8. To diced boiled eggs, add pickled cucumbers grated on a fine grater, hard and curd cheese, garlic, mayonnaise, passed through a press. Toss until the egg and cheese salad is uniform.
9. Put a spoonful of salad on the herring, decorate the baskets with fresh herbs.
10. Transfer potato baskets with herring to a plate and serve.