Inlagd Sill - Scandinavian Pickled Herring

Name: Inlagd Sill - Scandinavian Pickled Herring
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 48 h
Total time: 48 h 5 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 salted herrings; 2/3 cup vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon white pepper; 2 tablespoons sugar; 5 peppercorns, crushed; 2 tablespoons onions, minced

Submitted by Molly53

"Overnight soaking not included in preparation time. From the Minnesota Scandinavian chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947."

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Ready In:: 48hrs 5mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 salted herrings
²⁄₃ cup vinegar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons sugar
5 peppercorns, crushed
2 tablespoons onions, minced

directions

Soak herring overnight.
Drain; skin and remove all bones.
Mix vinegar, pepper, sugar, crushed peppercorns and pour over herring.
If the vinegar is very strong, dilute with water.
Let stand for a few hours.
When serving, cut into 1/2 inch wide strips diagonally across fish and arrange on a dish to look like a whole fillet.
Garnish with minced onion.