Pickled Herring

Name: Pickled Herring
Ingredients: 1 tin of desalted herring fillets (4 fillets); 2 lemons; 2/3 c. sugar; 2/3 c. water; 1 tsp. whole allspice; 1 tsp. whole white peppercorns; 2 bay leaves; 1 onion; 1 leek; 1 large bunch of dill or packet frozen dill (6 1/2 Tbsp.)

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 tin of desalted herring fillets (4 fillets)
2 lemons
2/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. water
1 tsp. whole allspice
1 tsp. whole white peppercorns
2 bay leaves
1 onion
1 leek
1 large bunch of dill or packet frozen dill (6 1/2 Tbsp.)

Directions

1

Squeeze the lemons.
2

Make a marinade of lemon juice, water, sugar and seasonings.
3

Simmer the marinade (it must not boil).
4

Let it cool.
5

Drain the herring fillets well.
6

Cut them into pieces and chop the onion and leek.
7

Put the herring and the chopped onion, leek and dill into a glass jar in layers.