Delicious salted herring, which is so good with boiled potatoes, can be made at home. But in order to make it really tasty, you need a good, fresh fish. In extreme cases, fresh-frozen, which was stored in a store in compliance with all the rules and the temperature regime, is suitable for this purpose. The fish should be silver in color, without brown spots, even and whole, without creases. Its back should be gray, thick, with whole, undamaged fins.
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You will need
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- Herring - 1 kg,
- Bottled water - 1 l,
- Salt - 6 tablespoons without top,
- Sugar - 4 tablespoons,
- Spices: Coriander
- caraway
- allspice
- Bay leaf.
Instruction manual
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If the herring is frozen, then defrost it in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf or in cold, salted water. Then rinse the fish carefully, taking care not to violate the integrity of the skin. Remove her gills.
2
To make a herring, prepare a pickle called brine. Boil water, add salt, granulated sugar and spices to it. Turn off the water and leave to cool and saturated with the aroma of spices. You can add a little citric acid or vinegar to the brine.
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for jellied meat. In extreme cases, you can use a bowl or pan with a wide bottom.
4
Pour the cooled brine into the fish, it should be completely covered with brine. Close the container tightly with a lid or cling film, leave it at room temperature for 2-3 hours. After that, put in the refrigerator for two days.
5
Open the container with herring, the brine should turn brown and acquire a specific herring smell. The degree of salinity of the fish can be checked by cutting out a piece of the ridge in the region of the dorsal fin. If you like light-salted herring, then it will be ready, for those who like saltier, you can leave the fish in brine for another day.