Pickled fried herrings with fried potatoes

AUTHOR
Shirley Vincent
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 4
COOK TIME
105 mins
TOTAL TIME
105 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 6
  • 5 Onions (approx. 375 g)
  • 1/2 l mild white wine vinegar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Sugar
  • 3 Bay leaves
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Mustard seeds
  • 1 TABLESPOON black peppercorns
  • 12 (ca.1,5 kg) ready-to-cook green herrings
  • 150 g Flour
  • 100 ml Oil
  • 1.5 kg waxy potatoes
  • 50 g clarified butter
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Dill

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel 4 onions and cut into rings. Boil 1/2 litre water, vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, sugar, bay leaves, mustard and peppercorns in a pot. Simmer for about 5 minutes, add onion rings and simmer for another 2-3 minutes. Let the stock cool down. Wash herrings thoroughly and drain. Put the flour on a plate.

  2. 2

    Salt herrings inside and outside, turn them in flour. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the herrings in portions, turning them golden brown. Put them in a bowl, let them cool down and pour the stock over them until they are covered. Cover them and leave them in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. Wash the potatoes and cook in boiling water for about 20 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and remove the skin. Let the potatoes cool down and cut into slices. Peel and chop 1 onion. Heat clarified butter in a frying pan and fry the potatoes while turning. Add onion and fry. Season with salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Drain, rinse with cold water and remove the skin. Let the potatoes cool down and cut into slices. Peel and chop 1 onion. Heat clarified butter in a frying pan and fry the potatoes while turning. Add onion and fry. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange fried potatoes and herrings, serve garnished with dill. Serve with salad

  4. 4

    waiting time approx. 24 hours

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
670 kcal
CARBS
34 g
FATS
44 g
PROTEINS
33 g

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