Swedish-style pickled herring with onions and wine vinegar
Ingredients
- 1200 ml water
- 75 g salt
- 450 g herring fillet
- 50 g sugar
- 480 ml wine vinegar
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 tsp black peppercorns
- 2 tsp allspice
- 3 cloves
- 3 bay leaf
- 1 onion, red
- 1 lemon
Utensils
- pan
- glass
- knife
- cutting board
Instructions
- Pour
- 960ml of water into a saucepan.
- Add the salt and boil for a few minutes until all the salt crystals dissolve.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the water to cool to room temperature.
- Place the herring in a glass and cover with brine .
- Close the lid and leave to stand in the fridge for 12 – 24 hours.
- Then boil the remaining water in a saucepan with the sugar, vinegar, mustard, peppercorns, cloves and bay leaf.
- Heat for 5 minutes, then allow to cool.
- Take the herring out of the fridge.
- Pour off the brine and take the herring out of the jar.
- Peel the onion and cut into rings.
- Cut the lemon into thin slices.
- Put the herring, onions and lemon in the jar.
- Marinade on top water.
- Close the jar with the lid and leave to marinate in the fridge for about 24 hours.
- Remove the pickled herring from the jar and serve as a starter.
Pickled herring can be added to salads. Herring also tastes delicious with boiled and onions.
