Pickled Herring

I love Pickled Herring. It will take 24 hours to make.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 1 batch

Ingredients

• 3 -4  large salted herrings
• 1  cup vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  bay leaf, crushed
• 1  teaspoon whole allspice, crushed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 10  whole cloves
• 1  medium red onion, thinly sliced
• 1  carrot, peeled and thinly sliced

Directions

1. Clean herring and soak in cold water in the refrigerator about 12 hours, changing water at least twice.
2. Cut herring diagonally into 1-inch pieces.
3. Boil vinegar and sugar together, then cool.
4. Mix crushed bay leaf, allspice, mustard seeds and whole cloves.
5. In a glass jar, arrange some of the spice mixture, herring pieces, onion and carrot; continue in layers.
6. Pour the cooled vinegar mixture over the layers, cover, and refrigerate at least 12 hours.