Zubereitung

1. 1

   Wash the herrings inside and out in cold water and pat them very thoroughly dry.

2. 2

   Drizzle the fish with the lemon juice and season them inside and out with the salt and the pepper.

3. 3

   Put the plain flour on a flat plate, turn the herrings in it all over and tap the excess flour off well. Loose flour would blow around in the airflow and burn onto the basket.

4. 4

   Brush the floured fish thinly all over with the rapeseed oil.

5. 5

   Preheat the air fryer to 190 °C.

6. 6

   Lay four herrings side by side in the basket in a single layer with space between them and do not stack anything; cook larger quantities in two batches. Cook at 190 °C.

7. 7

   Turn the fish carefully with two spatulas and carry on cooking until the skin is crisp and browned and the centre has reached 62 to 65 °C.

8. 8

   Cook the second batch in the same way and serve the herrings hot, or leave them to cool completely for pickling.