Whole lightly salted herring

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make lightly salted herring at home entirely in brine? Prepare your food. The recipe is for one large herring; I salted two of them. Thaw the fish first, but do not gut it, leave it whole, with head and tail. You will learn how to properly defrost herring from the article, link at the end of this recipe. Use filtered or bottled water.

2. STEP 2

   

   Take a saucepan, add salt and sugar into it. This amount is designed for preparing lightly salted herring; if you like it saltier, then increase the salt. Add spices. You can also change them to your liking. In addition to pepper, cloves and bay leaves, nutmeg, cardamom, cumin, and mustard seeds are suitable for pickling herring.

3. STEP 3

   

   Pour clean cold water into the saucepan.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place it on medium heat. Bring the water to a boil and boil the brine for 2-3 minutes. Salt and sugar should be completely dissolved. Then cool the brine.

5. STEP 5

   

   Wash the defrosted fish well and dry. Take a container of suitable size, made of glass or food-grade plastic. Place a whole fish in it (I have two, since I cook a double portion).

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour cold brine over the herring. It should cover the fish entirely. Cover the container with a lid and refrigerate for two days. In the morning and evening, take it out of the refrigerator and turn the herring over to ensure even salting.

7. STEP 7

   

   Remove the finished fish from the brine, dry it, cut off the head and tail. Cut the belly and remove the entrails. Cut the carcass into pieces. Serve with onions, herbs and fragrant oil. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Zhenya777

29.08.2023

4.8

I prepare lightly salted herring according to a similar recipe, but with the addition of mustard beans.

Corason

29.08.2023

4.8

A great option for homemade salting! Homemade herring always tastes better than store-bought herring. I decided to make one fish as a test. Following the steps of the recipe, I did everything very easily, quickly and simply. I boiled the brine (I didn’t have any cloves on hand), cooled it, poured it in and waited two days. Cleaned and cut. As easy as pie! I tried the brine beforehand, the salt according to the recipe was just right. Lightly salted herring at home turned out to be very tasty, not too salty, aromatic and tender. I served herring with boiled potatoes for an everyday dinner. The fish flew away with a bang! My husband asked me to repeat it) I’m putting the recipe in my piggy bank! I recommend it to everyone! Sooooo delicious)))

KateFly

29.08.2023

4.9

Lightly salted herring at home turned out completely better than store-bought ones. Affordable, nutritious, healthy and very tasty. This herring is good on bread, with potatoes, and in a salad. Super recipe Thanks to the author!