Ingredients
- 3 to 4 whole salted herrings
- 2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
- 2 teaspoons whole white peppercorns
- 1 small red onion, sliced in rings
- 2 carrots, cut in thin slices
- 2 handfuls fresh dill
- 2 bay leaves
- 2-inch piece fresh horseradish, cut in big slices
Directions
Soak the herring in the milk for at least 12 hours or up to 24 to draw out a lot of the excess salt. Drain the herring, rinse, and pat dry. Cut off the fins and fillet the herring, leaving the skin on. Cut the fillets crosswise into 2-inch strips.
In a saucepan, combine the water, sugar, vinegar, allspice, mustard seeds, caraway seeds, and peppercorns. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and cool the pickling mixture completely.
Arrange the herring fillets, onion, carrots, dill, bay leaves, and horseradish in a glass dish or funky Mason jar. Pour the cooled pickling mixture into the jar so that all the ingredients are completely covered with the liquid. Cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 2 days before serving.
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By chefthepines_12...
hartland, 89
on February 24, 2010
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This Sounds Great? Im An Executive Chef, at a Privat Country Club! My Nephew
and I Caught a Few Northern Pike, and the little Guy LOVES Herring! So I thought
I would try this out for a starter, of course with my own twists! LOL Let ya know how it turns out! Thanks for the Fundamentals of Pickleing though! ;
Ps. On another note? I Have read Many Pickleing Recipes! Why Do some Cook
the Fish, and others Dont? Is it just the Difference between Lox, and Grav Lox, as far as texture? Or do you thing some people are still in
the mind frame, that everything has to be cooked or OVER Cooked, To be safe? lol ?????? I LOL Because one of My kitchens is Rated 5 Star Steak House! Why On Earth Would Someone who Loves Meat, order it Well Done?????? ( Or even over Med. Rare ? LMAO Laters!!!! Again thanks!!!
By kramerintl_11435880
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
on March 18, 2009
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GROSS DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GOOD IS - IF YOU CANT STAND HERRING,STAY OUT OF THE RECIPE - OR AT LEAST THE COMMENTS - GOOD IDEA TO BUY THE DELI FISH IT WORKS. THIS ALSO MAKES A GREAT LITTLE GIFT - EVERYONE THINKS ITS WONDERFUL --- NICE JOB TYLER!! --- JUDIE
By kirklandberg_38...
Geneva, IL
on June 15, 2006
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This is a wonderful balanced herring recipe. Salted herring is difficult to find so I used bulk pickled herring from a local deli and used Tyler's recipe with excellent results. This is wonderful for midsommar (June 21st because all of the veggies (dill are in the garden.
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