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Pickled Herring

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Pickled Herring — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Total 01:05
Yield 3 pints

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup salt
  • 5 cups water, divided
  • 1 pound (about ½ kg) herring fillets
  • 2 cups distilled or white wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seed
  • 2 teaspoons whole allspice
  • 2 teaspoons black peppercorns
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 lemon (thinly sliced, with rind removed; only the flesh should be left)
  • 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat 4 cups of water enough to dissolve salt. Let cool to room temperature.
  2. 2
    Submerge the herring fillets in the brine and refrigerate overnight, or up to 24 hours.
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, bring the sugar, vinegar, the remaining cup of water and all the spices to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes, then turn off the heat and let this steep until cool.
  4. 4
    When the herring have brined, layer them in a glass jar with the sliced lemon and red onion. Divide the spices between your containers if you are using more than one.
  5. 5
    Pour over the cooled pickling liquid and seal the jars. Wait at least a day before eating. Store in the fridge for up to 1 month.
Category
Appetizers

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Pickled_Herring