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Pickled Herring Fillets

Preparing: 4 hours  
Ingredients
Method
550 g salted herring fillets
1 small carrot
2 small onions

Fill a large glass bowl with icy water and place the herring fillets in it. Keep the fillets for around 3 hours to remove the saltiness of the brine from them. Slice the carrot and the onions.

225 ml water
200 gr sugar
2 bay leaves
7 all spices berries
2 cloves
Pour the water in a saucepanAdd sugarAdd spices
Pour the water into a saucepan, add the sugar and spices. Bring to the boil to dissolve the sugar. 
100 ml distilled vinegar 10%
Add the carrotAdd onionsvegetables in pickled liquidAdd vinegar
Add the carrot and onions and remove the saucepan from the heat. Set aside until the liquid is cool. Add the vinegar and stir.
Cut the fillets in half
Remove the herring from the water and pat dry. Cut each fillet in half and transfer it into the vinegar solution. Prepare the glass jar with a lid.
 
Transfer the herring and vegetables to the jarPour over the pickling liquid
Transfer the onions and carrots into the jar, then a few fillets, then onions and carrots and the fillets again. When all ingredients are used, pour the pickled liquid over. Cover with a lid and keep refrigerated for at least five days.

 

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