How to salt herring pieces

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 day 4 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to salt herring pieces at home? Prepare your food. Pre-defrost the herring by transferring it from the freezer compartment to the refrigerator on the bottom shelf. To make it easier to cut the fish, do not defrost it completely. Any onion will do, I used red.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the herring, cut off the head and gut it. I came across herring with milk, I will salt it with it. If you find caviar, you're lucky, it will be even tastier.

3. STEP 3

   

   To fillet, turn the fish belly down and use your palm to press down along the spine, flattening the fish. This way you will separate the bones from the pulp.

4. STEP 4

   

   Turn the carcass over onto its back and use a knife to remove the backbone and bones. Remove small bones by hand.

5. STEP 5

   

   Now cut the fish in half along the spine. You will get two fillets. Remove the skin from each and cut into portions.

6. STEP 6

   

   Peel the onion and cut into half rings.

7. STEP 7

   

   Place a bed of onions at the bottom of the glass jar. Next, add half of the herring. Another layer of onion. And again the herring.

8. STEP 8

   

   Prepare the brine. How to make brine? Pour water into a ladle, add salt, sugar and spices.

9. STEP 9

   

   Bring the brine to a boil over medium heat and simmer for three to four minutes. Cool.

10. STEP 10

    

    Fill the jar with the prepared herring with cooled brine.

11. STEP 11

    

    Leave the jar of herring on the table for three hours, then put it in the refrigerator. The herring will be ready in 24 hours.

Comments on the recipe

Kinga

11.08.2023

5

Check out another option for pickling herring.

Corason

11.08.2023

4.9

I thought about how to salt herring pieces at home for several days. Previously, I only salted herring whole. I found a wonderful recipe on my favorite website and made herring pieces with onions. It's very simple, you just need a little time and patience. I chose good quality herring and defrosted it. I cleaned it, removed the pits, removed the skin and cut it into small pieces. I took an onion and cut it into half rings. I laid out layers of herring and onions in a container, poured warm brine over it, and closed it tightly. On the author's advice, I added cloves to the brine. For 1 herring weighing 250 g, add 1 tbsp of salt. Then I waited 3 hours, as the author writes, and put it in the refrigerator. In just a day, the amazing salted herring is ready! Making fragrant herring pieces at home is quite easy. The herring turned out to be spicy with a rich taste, moderately salty and incredibly tasty. Pieces of salted herring were perfectly complemented by jacket potatoes. Thank you!

Lenusya

11.08.2023

5

I strictly followed the recipe, but the herring came out very salty. I tried it as indicated in the recipe a day later.😔