Salt the herring in brine

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 4 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to pickle herring in brine? We defrost the herring, but not at room temperature, but in the refrigerator. When defrosting, you should not pour hot water on it or expose it to other temperature influences. Strong defrosting is not required - as soon as the fish becomes pliable, it can be salted. There is no need to wash it and remove the gills - in the case of herring, the gills will not give off bitterness.

2. STEP 2

   

   Prepare the brine. Pour water into the pan and bring it to a boil. Add salt, pepper and bay leaf (I used crushed ones) to the water, simmer everything over low heat until the salt is completely dissolved. You can simply pour the spices into a suitable container, pour boiling water over them and stir. Let the brine cool to room temperature.

3. STEP 3

   

   Immerse the fish in brine. For this I used an enamel pan in which it was cooked. You can transfer the fish to another container of a suitable size, for example, glass, and fill it with brine. The main thing is that the fish is completely immersed in it. Cover the pan with a lid or a small plate so that the herring does not float, but is completely immersed in the liquid. We put the container with fish in the refrigerator for several days - from 2 to 4.

4. STEP 4

   

   In two days the fish will be marinated, I took it out after four days and I got a well-salted herring. We remove the finished herring from the container and place it on a board or flat dish - I have a tray.

5. STEP 5

   

   Preparing the fish for serving. To do this, cut off the head, cut the abdomen and remove the intestines. We don't throw away milk. You also need to use a knife to remove the thin black film from the inside, which can cause bitterness. In principle, the herring is ready, all that remains is to cut it into portions.

Comments on the recipe

Mastehap

12.09.2023

4.5

Thanks for the simple recipe! I love salted herring and don’t mind trying new recipes. I really liked the result - Korean herring heh with the addition of soy sauce. Fantastic taste!

tatyanochka2022

12.09.2023

4.6

The other day I decided to salt the herring in brine at home. I cut off the fish’s head and removed its entrails, discovering milk. I left them for pickling. Then I prepared the brine. For 1 liter of water I took 100 g of coarse rock salt, bay leaf, black peppercorns and 2 tablespoons of sugar. I brought the brine to a boil, kept it on the fire for 2 minutes. After that, I let the brine cool, placed the herring in it and put it in the refrigerator. I kept the fish in it for three days. And today we tried it. I liked the herring! It turned out tastier than store bought! The meat was well salted, it turned out very tender, without a specific smell or taste, pleasant to the taste! Thank you very much for the recipe!

Natalia M

12.09.2023

5

This recipe tells you how to salt herring in brine at home. This option was just right for me, because home-salted herring always tastes better. I bought the herring frozen and first defrosted it in the refrigerator. Then I washed it and put it in a wide pan. The tail didn't fit a bit, so I trimmed it. To prevent the fish from floating up, I pressed it down with a plate and covered it with a lid. The brine tastes very strong, but the fish is salted whole and not cut up. My herring was large and obviously caviar, so it took 4 days to salt. There was indeed caviar during cutting). The herring was well salted and became dense! You can taste the spicy brine, and the herring itself is very tasty! It is important for me that the meat does not fall apart, is dense, and slightly transparent!

Nina

12.09.2023

4.8

I salted herring according to your recipe for the first time. What can I say? I regret that I didn’t do this earlier! For a very long time, my hands were reaching out to salt the fish myself, since what I bought in the store was not at all satisfactory. And finally, after seeing this recipe on the website, I decided to cook it. There are no words for how much better homemade herring tastes than store-bought herring. I highly recommend it to everyone!

clepaclepa

12.09.2023

4.9

Good recipe, I liked it, the herring is delicious, softer than what they sell in stores, thank you!