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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (212g) Recipe makes 10 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: salted herrings
Calories 484
Calories from Fat 417		(86%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 46.4g	71%
	Saturated Fat 6.7g	33%
	Monounsaturated Fat 33.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 5.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 63mg		21%
Sodium 162mg		6%
Potassium 378mg		10%
Total Carbohydrate 14.8g		4%
	Dietary Fiber 2.8g	11%
	Sugars 3.8g
Protein 3.7g		7%
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Gundy Cruzan Style (Herring Balls)

Recipe #288389 | 30 min | 30 min prep | add private note

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By: Celticevergreen
Feb 25, 2008

Original recipe from Denmark but modified during Danish rule over the Virgin Islands by the slaves who worked the Islands. Typically a Holy Week dish which used salted fish rather than fresh fish since fishermen could not go out to sea during this time.

SERVES 10 -12 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

3 lbs salted herrings
1 lb potato, boiled
1 large onion
2 green peppers
1 hot pepper (jalapeno)
1 cup black olives, minced
1 pint salad oil
1 cup vinegar
1 cup beet, diced
1 cup carrot, grated
1 sprig parsley
3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped

Directions

1
Wash herring, remove bones and skin.
2
Put herring, potatoes, onions, pepper, and olives in a meat grinder. Add salad oil and vinegar. Combine thoroughly.
3
Garnish with grated carrots, parsley, boiled eggs and diced beets.
4
Usually a little diced beets, a few spoonfuls of grated carrots and chopped eggs are stirred into the mixture before garnishing.
5
Roll mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls. Serve cold.