Homemade sprats from herring

We remove the fish's head and abdomen, wash the fish, remove excess liquid with a napkin. We brew tea with a glass of boiling water and let it brew for 15-20 minutes . Filter and get 0.5 cups of tea leaves.

Salt and pepper the fish. We put several pieces of bay leaf on a baking sheet. We lay out the fish in even layers on top of the lavrushka, carefully pour it with the resulting tea leaves, without washing off the spices. And just carefully top up the vegetable oil. It needs so much that the fish is almost covered (not completely).
If desired, you can add a crumbled broth cube.
Fish should be stewed at 150C for 1 hour and 30 minutes. The liquid will evaporate from it, the fish will turn ruddy. Only fish and butter should remain. Homemade sprats are ready! They need to be cooled and served, or you can put them in a jar and store them in the refrigerator. 
Bon appetit!