Pickled herring

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 12 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to pickle herring? Prepare your food. Herring is suitable both fresh and lightly salted. If you took lightly salted, then do not add salt to the marinade. Pre-defrost fresh herring by transferring it from the freezer to the bottom shelf of the refrigerator - this will make the process more delicate. Any mustard will do, but grainy herring also turns out beautiful. I used olive oil, but you can use any oil, with or without scent.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash and dry the defrosted fish. Cut off the head, cut the belly, remove the entrails. Cut the carcass along the ridge to the spine, remove the fin. Turn over onto its side. Using a sharp knife, cut the meat from the spinal bone. Turn the carcass over and remove the backbone. If possible, remove small bones. Wash and dry the finished fillet.

3. STEP 3

   

   Cut the fillet into portions.

4. STEP 4

   

   Prepare the marinade. Place mustard, sugar and salt in a deep bowl. Stir. Pour in vegetable oil in small portions, actively stirring the mixture - if you pour in all the oil at once, the marinade will separate. Then add 9% vinegar. Stir until smooth.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place the chopped herring in a jar or container of a suitable size. Glass or plastic are best, but it is better not to use metal utensils - they can oxidize. Along with the herring, you can pickle onions; to do this, cut them into rings or half rings and place them in a jar with the fish. I added onions to the already prepared herring.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour the marinade over the fish and press down so that all the pieces are completely covered. Close the jar (or container) with a lid and put it in the refrigerator for 12 hours. From time to time, take it out and shake it gently so that the marinade evenly covers the herring.

7. STEP 7

   

   Serve the finished herring to the table as an appetizer or as an addition to other dishes, for example, boiled potatoes. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

28.09.2023

4.7

I made pickled herring according to this recipe from home-salted herring. Since my fish was already salted, I did not add salt to the marinade. I marinated the fillet of one herring. But I diluted the marinade into a full portion, that is, 100 ml. oil and vinegar. I took olive oil and half sunflower oil. I diluted the vinegar from the essence using the site’s calculator. I took regular homemade mustard and added grains. I put the herring in a liter jar on the floor, alternating with onions. There was just enough marinade. In the morning, my husband was already tasting herring with black bread. It turned out tasty, spicy and a little spicy. Thanks for the recipe!

ElenaMazur

28.09.2023

4.7

Can you make mackerel using this recipe? Will it be delicious? Has anyone tried it?