Quick and Tasty Pickled Herring with Onions

Very simple, very tasty, very easy, perfect for the holidays! Pickled herring with onions and vinegar at home is prepared extremely quickly and simply. It can be made in advance to serve on the holiday table as an independent appetizer or as an ingredient for a salad. Yummy!
cook time: 5h
Caleb Huxley
Quick and Tasty Pickled Herring with Onions

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

75
Calories
4g
Fat
2g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

Onion 2 pc
Water 300 ml
Vinegar (9%) 100 ml
Herring 400 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to marinate herring with onions and vinegar? Prepare the necessary ingredients for this. Cut off the head of the finished salted herring and take out the insides. Cut it in half lengthwise, remove the backbone, large bones and remove the skin from the fish. You can change the amount of onion slightly to suit your taste. But there must be a sufficient amount of it. Pickled onions are also very tasty.

Step 2

Step 2
Cut the cleaned herring fillet into portions. There is no need to cut it very coarsely, 3-5 cm is enough. Place the chopped herring in the bowl in which you will marinate it. Use glassware. It will be easier to clean later. Plastic dishes will smell like onions and fish for a long time.

Step 3

Step 3
For pickling, use 9% vinegar. Combine it with water in a ratio of 1:3. Vinegar cannot be replaced with essence! But it can be replaced with grape or apple (it gives a specific aroma).

Step 4

Step 4
Peel the onion and rinse in cold running water. Cut the peeled onion into half rings and crush it a little with your hands. This is necessary so that the onion becomes softer and releases juice faster.

Step 5

Step 5
Mix the onion and herring and pour a mixture of water and vinegar over everything. For flavor, you can add a few peppercorns and a bay leaf. Marinate the herring for 5-6 hours in the refrigerator.

Step 6

Step 6
Remove the tasty and aromatic pickled herring from the marinade, place on a dish and serve. You can pour a little vegetable oil on it. Bon appetit!

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