Pickled Herring

Name: Pickled Herring
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

15 ingredients

10 steps

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

1

Soak the herring in the milk for at least 12 hours or up to 24 to draw out a lot of the excess salt.
2

Drain the herring, rinse, and pat dry.
3

Cut off the fins and fillet the herring, leaving the skin on.
4

Cut the fillets crosswise into 2-inch strips.
5

In a saucepan, combine the water, sugar, vinegar, allspice, mustard seeds, caraway seeds, and peppercorns.
6

Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
7

Remove from the heat and cool the pickling mixture completely.
8

Arrange the herring fillets, onion, carrots, dill, bay leaves, and horseradish in a glass dish or funky Mason jar.
9

Pour the cooled pickling mixture into the jar so that all the ingredients are completely covered with the liquid.
10

Cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 2 days before serving.