Salted Herring
Wonderful herring with a moderate amount of salt and a pleasant aroma. It goes great with potatoes, as well as for preparing appetizers and salads. This salting method is applicable not only to herring but also to mackerel.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
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- Recipe difficulty
- 2 / 5
Ingredients
Recipe scale: 1x
- fresh herring 1 kg
- water 1 l
- salt 130-170 g
- sugar 1.5 tbsp
- black peppercorns 10 pcs
- allspice 5 pcs
- bay leaf 3
Instructions
Step 1 of 4
Add salt, sugar, black and allspice peppercorns, and bay leaf to the water.
Step 2 of 4
Bring the mixture to a boil. Cook for 2–3 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Step 3 of 4
Pour the prepared brine over the herring (I did not gut the herring, only cleaned the scales).
Step 4 of 4
Press down with a weight (for example, a plate). Place in the refrigerator for two days.