Tomato Toasts with Herring Fillet

Directions

1. 1

   Step 1

   

   Rinse the tomatoes. Prepare all other ingredients, as well as a deep skillet or saucepan and a grill pan. Boil water for blanching the tomatoes.

2. 2

   Step 2

   

   Make cross-shaped cuts on the tomatoes, pour boiling water over them and leave for 1 minute, then peel and chop finely. The tomato cubes should be very small. Chop the onion equally finely.

3. 3

   Step 3

   

   Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet, sauté the onion in it for 3–4 minutes until soft. Pour in the white wine, reduce the heat, and cook until the wine evaporates.

4. 4

   Step 4

   

   Add the chopped tomatoes with their juice, tomato paste, dried garlic, a pinch of salt and sugar, and the hot pepper to the onion. Stir and simmer over medium heat for 7–8 minutes. After that, remove the sauce from the heat and let it cool.

5. 5

   Step 5

   

   Heat the grill pan. Cut the toast bread slices into triangles and toast each on both sides until dark stripes appear.

   TipYou can also use a home grill or toast the bread over an open flame.

6. 6

   Step 6

   

   Rub each piece of bread with garlic.

7. 7

   Step 7

   

   Remove the herring fillet from the oil, pat dry with a paper towel. Cut diagonally into pieces 2 cm wide.

   TipDrizzle the toasted bread pieces with the aromatic oil.

8. 8

   Step 8

   

   Spread the bread with tomato sauce, place the herring pieces on the sauce.

9. 9

   Step 9

   

   Serve the toasts; you can also add the oil left from the herring.