Herring is one of the popular fish. It tastes great, low price. The benefits of herring for the body have long been known. In some countries, they love her so much that they even devote holidays to her, preparing all kinds of delicacies from this fish.
The herring is something that everyone or almost everyone loves. Many people like to salt herring at home. There are many salting recipes. If you have learned how to do this, then already from salted herring you can cook a fish that will be more interesting and tastier to your taste than just corny salted herring.
Herring with mustard
It will be needed for the dish:
- 2 carcasses of salted herring
- 4 onions
- 5-6 st. l. vegetable oil
- 50 ml lemon juice
- 2-3 st. l. French mustard
- sugar to your liking.
Preparation:
- Cook salted herring in any way or buy ready-made. It is advisable to take it in whole carcasses. Cut the herring into fillets, removing the skin from it. Cut the fillet into pieces and put in a bowl so that it can be poured over with sauce
- Prepare the sauce. In a separate bowl, mix well the vegetable oil, mustard, lemon juice and sugar.
- Cut the onion into half rings or rings. Gently mix together the herring, onion and sauce. Put a bowl of fish (you can put it in a jar) in the refrigerator for two hours. It is necessary for the herring to acquire a new taste and aroma.
Herring with mayonnaise and green apples
The next salted herring recipe is no less interesting than the first - herring with mayonnaise and green apples.
For this dish you will need:
- 1 kg of salted herring
- 100 ml mayonnaise
- 70 ml sour cream
- 1-2 green (tart) apples
- ground white pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Apples should be peeled and grated. Mix sour cream, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Add apples and mix well again.
- Cut the herring into pieces and pour over the sauce. Fold the fish into a container with a lid (a jar, for example) and put it in the refrigerator. Ideally, if it will stand for a couple of days, but you can eat it the next day.
What you need to know when salting herring
- Buy herring only of excellent quality. How can I check it? Press down on the carcass with your finger. If the dent is restored, then the fish is of good quality. Check the gills - they should be red. There should be no damage to the carcass.
- If you salt the fish yourself, remove the gills from the head. This will help keep the fish better and longer.
- Do not store herring for too long, even in the refrigerator. When storing, it is better to cut it into pieces, add oil and put it in the cold.
- The salt must be taken coarse.
- When cutting salted herring into fillets, it is convenient to remove small bones with tweezers. And it should be cut from the tail, not from the head.
Interesting fact
Iwashi herring are Far Eastern sardines. They call it that because of its resemblance to herring. This fish has a high content of Omega-3. It has been proven that people who often and a lot eat this healthy fish are much less sick with cardiovascular diseases.
