Now on the shelves you can easily find salted herring in a variety of ways - we all tried this dish and we know how tasty it is. But few people know who came up with this fish salt.
Until the fourteenth century, herring was considered unsuitable for food due to the bitter taste, and therefore was the food of the poorest. Herring was reluctant at the time, and it cost a penny.
However, in 1380, the simple fisherman Willem Jacob Beikelson managed to make a real delicacy out of herring! It all started with the fact that he began to cut off the gills of each fish, which are precisely the cause of the unpleasant aftertaste, and then, on the deck of his boat, Bakelzon laid the herring in rows and each sprinkled abundantly with salt.
The fish salted well, and when the fisherman went ashore, he asked his fellow villagers to try it. No one could believe that the most tender, tasty and fatty meat belonged to herring - rejected fish!
As you can already guess, the triumphal procession of herring around the world began with this. Every year its export increased - it came to Russia in the 15th century.
We recommend you the 10 most delicious recipes for salting herring at home - popular methods that are easy to implement at home.
10. Classic recipe
Classic version implies the use of the simplest ingredients: oil, salt and pepper peas. Some people prefer to salt herring by cutting it into pieces, while others like it whole.
We put water to warm up - 1 liter. in the pan and wait for it to boil. When this happens - add sugar - 1 tbsp. spoon and salt - 2 tbsp. spoons. You can turn off the fire right away, but first we’ll mix the water well. Cool it slightly, and then pour the oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
We put herring in a jar (in whole or in slices) - 2 carcasses, pour brine. You can add onions, cloves and peppercorns. We close the jar with a lid and put it in the cold.
Note! You can not fill the fish with hot brine, be sure to wait until it cools.
Salting Time: 24 hours.
9. Salted
Salted herring it turns out very tasty - suitable for potatoes, and salads, and as an independent dish.
Like the first recipe, boil 2 liters. water in a pan, and then pour sugar - 2 tbsp. tablespoons, salt - 6 tbsp. tablespoons and black pepper to taste.
We spread a couple of leaves of laurel. After boiling, wait 5 minutes, and then cooling the brine. Fresh herring - 2 pcs. (previously thawed, washed and cut into pieces) put in a jar and pour brine. We clean in the refrigerator.
Salting Time: 3 days.
8. At home
Cooking process homemade herring with onions very fast. Prepare herring in advance - 2 pcs. - wash it and cut it into pieces. Also prepare a suitable jar.
Boil 700 ml. water along with such components: allspice - 8 peas, 1 tbsp. 4 tablespoons of salt and lavrushka
After boiling, detect for 10 minutes, and then turn off the fire and wait for the brine to cool. In the meantime, wait, take herring. We put the pieces in a jar, and sprinkle each layer with onion, cut into rings (you can take red). When the herring is laid, fill it with oil - 2-3 tbsp. tablespoons, and then cooled brine. Close the jar with a lid.
Salting Time: 24 hours.
7. Spicy ambassador
Often, herring cooked at home is tastier than store-bought. Spicy differs from salty in that spices and spices are added to the composition.
We take a deep plastic container and pour the following into it: 3 tbsp. tablespoons of salt, 1 tbsp. spoon of sugar, pepper - 6 peas, allspice - 8 peas, 4 cloves, 2-3 parsley, cumin - to taste, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of coriander.
Stir everything by adding 1 liter. water (cold or warm). We put herring in the brine (2 whole) and leave it for 3 hours on the table, after which we remove it in the cold.
For reference: the fish can come up from the brine, so it will need to be crushed with something, you can use a plate.
Salting Time: 2 days.
6. In the mustard marinade
Agree, it is difficult to imagine a festive table without herring. Everyone eats it with pleasure, and if you cook a fish according to this recipe, be sure that the salad bowl will instantly empty!
Cut 1 onion into rings (if you like onions, then you can take more). We prepare herring: wash, remove the bones and cut into identical pieces. At the bottom of the can, put the onion, and on top of the herring - alternate the layers.
Take a plate and mix in it two types of mustard - French and Russian - 1 tbsp. spoon. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar, lemon juice and sunflower. oil - 3 tbsp. Stir the marinade and fill it with herring. We clean in the refrigerator.
Salting Time: 12 hours.
5. Onion peel
Try to cook fish according to the original recipe. Herring will turn out an unusual taste and bright color - ideal for a festive table.
Take a handful onion peel and boil (in 500 ml. water) for 10 minutes. Then filter, and then put the broth on the fire again, adding the components: sugar - 1.5 tablespoons, allspice and peas - 4 pcs., 1 pc. cloves, coarse salt - 2 tbsp. spoons, lavrushka -1 pc.
Boil the husk and components for about 8 minutes. Take out the bay leaf after cooling the brine. Herring - 2 pcs. filleting. We take a jar or a plastic container, put herring and pour over the welded brine. Pour on top half a teaspoon of mustard seeds.
Salting Time: 2 days.
4. In tomato marinade
When you cook herring according to this recipe, then stop buying fish in the store - it is incredibly tasty! Thanks tomato pickle Herring is very tender.
Cook the marinade. Mix 200 ml. tomato juice with rast. oil - 120 ml, salt and sugar - 1 tbsp. We put on the fire, stirring the brine. After boiling add natural vinegar - 80 ml. and 1 teaspoon hot pepper.
We stir, and then turn off the fire. We take the appropriate dishes and put the herring in it - 500 g, alternating it with onions, chopped rings - 1 pc. Pour the mixture with the cooled tomato brine and put it in the refrigerator.
Salting Time: 24 hours.
3. With onions and carrots
According to this recipe, you can quickly cook herring, it turns out delicious, which is the most important. Carrot adds bright colors to the dish and even, you can say, a twist.
We cut one herring into pieces. We cut onions into rings, and two carrots with three on a grater (preferably on a large one). We heat 1 liter. water and then cool. Next, we pour in it 1 tbsp. tablespoon of vinegar, pour sugar - 3 tbsp. spoons and salt - as much.
Add 3 tbsp. tablespoons of sunflower. oils. Stir the marinade. We take a clean jar and first of all lay out a layer of herring - sprinkle it carrots and onions, and so we alternate the layers.
Add the lavrushka - 2 pcs. and peppercorns - 4 pcs. Put vegetables on the top and pour the marinade into the jar. Close the dish tightly with a lid. We clean in the cold.
Salting Time: 12 hours.
2. With ginger
Some are willing to use ginger in cooking, knowing what benefits it brings to the human body: it helps with colds, intestinal disorders, reduces the risk of blood clots and much more.
In Eastern countries, ginger is very fond of, there is even a mention of it in the Qur'an - the root is called the spice from Paradise. With ginger (take a root 10 cm long) we will prepare a delicious herring!
Two prepared herring are cut into pieces and put into a container. Now do the filling: dissolve brown sugar - 1 teaspoon in warm water - 50 ml. Add 2 teaspoons of French mustard and rast. oil - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Grind the ginger with a grater and put it into the fill, mix. Pour the container with herring with the marinade. We clean in the cold.
Salting Time: 12 hours.
Enjoy a delicious and fragrant herring!
1. In Korean
Attention to all fish lovers! This recipe from the category is not just delicious, but "divine!" Korean herring good in any performance, but this recipe is the best.
We filter herring - 2 pcs., But we do not remove the skin. Put the sliced fish into a bowl. Solim - 1 tbsp. spoon and add spices: red pepper - to taste, black pepper - half a teaspoon - the same amount of ground coriander. One onion, cut into rings.
Pour vinegar - 6% - 60 ml. Mix herring with onions and pour refined oil - 100 ml. For beauty, you can sprinkle the dish with sesame seeds. We remove the fish in the cold, shifting it into a jar and firmly closing the lid.
Useful advice: lovers of a more delicate taste of herring can replace regular vinegar with apple. If you want to give the appetizer an excellent flavor, it is better not to take ground pepper in a pack, but grind it yourself with a pepper mill or a crush.
Salting Time: 12 hours.