Herring is the queen of the Russian table. For the new year, birthday or just for a family dinner - this fish can always be served in different ways and the dish with herring will undoubtedly bring gastronomic pleasure.
If suddenly, traveling somewhere abroad, you ask a random passer-by his favorite dish, and in response hear a mention of a herring, then this will definitely be a person with a Russian soul. Herring is very popular in Russia, and what kind of dishes from this amazing fish you will not find on the served table: an integral attribute of the New Year's table is a herring under a fur coat, heh from a herring, even the most ordinary salted fish with boiled potatoes sprinkled with fresh dill … this is something amazing.
Another interesting option for serving herring to the table is sandwiches. This homemade snack is low in calories and easy to prepare. The most successful flavoring duet of herring is considered to be buttebrod with rye or, as it is commonly called, black bread.
Classic herring sandwich
This simple recipe is becoming more and more popular among the locals of our country, because it is easy to prepare and will not take too long if the guests suddenly come suddenly.
You will need the following products:
- slightly salted herring;
- Borodino bread - several slices, depending on how many people you need to prepare a snack for;
- butter;
- dill, cilantro, parsley, onion - for decoration, who likes what more.
Herring can be bought ready-made in the store, or you can pickle it yourself. In the latter case, the snack will need to be taken care of in advance. Cut the herring. At the end of the article, you will be able to find out how to do this correctly so that not a single bone remains in the fillet, which will not be very convenient to pull out of the ready-made snack when consumed.
Then cut into portions. The size of the slices depends on the size of the bread slices. In this recipe, this is an unimportant moment - sandwiches can be both large and small. Next, spread the bread with butter and lay out the pieces of herring, decorate with a sprig of herbs on top, for onion lovers you can put another ring of onions.
Beetroot and herring sandwiches
This snack will contain more calories than the previous option due to the toasting of the bread and the addition of mayonnaise. But the whole trick of the spicy taste of beetroot sandwiches lies precisely in these actions.
Required Ingredients:
- slightly salted herring - 1 piece;
- beets - 1 large or 2 medium pieces;
- eggs - 2-3 pieces;
- rye bread - the required number of slices;
- mayonnaise - 100 grams;
- green onions, dill.
Step by step recipe:
- Cut the bread into small pieces - for a couple of bites. In a well-heated non-stick frying pan in a small amount of unscented sunflower oil, fry the bread on one side until crisp.
- Peel the pre-boiled and cooled beets, grate on a fine grater. If a lot of juice appears, it is recommended to drain it.
- Peel boiled eggs, grate or chop finely.
- Pass the garlic through a garlic press and make a sauce of garlic, salt and mayonnaise (you can also use sour cream, but mayonnaise will better shade the taste of the herring).
- Mix the beets with eggs and garlic sauce.
- Place the bread, toasted side down, on a wide flat plate. Spread a mixture of beets and eggs on the uncooked side. Put pieces of slightly salted herring on top.
- Garnish with chopped green onions or a sprig of dill.
In fact, there are several designs of beet and herring appetizer you can think of here. The main thing is to be creative in the process. You can simply spread the sandwiches evenly over the entire surface, as indicated in the recipe.
And you can separately mix beets with mayonnaise, eggs with mayonnaise and chopped onions with sauce. Arrange on slices of bread in multi-colored fractions, as shown in the photo below.
Home-style sandwiches
Required Ingredients:
- herring - 1 piece;
- black bread;
- fat - 150-200 grams;
- cucumbers - 2 pieces;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- mayonnaise - 100 grams;
- greens.
Cooking method:
- Cut the bread into portioned slices and spread with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
- Pass the bacon, garlic, dill through a meat grinder.
- Spread the resulting mixture on a layer of mayonnaise.
- Add circles and pieces of herring to each slice.
- Decorate with herbs on top.
Herring canapes
Required Ingredients:
- slightly salted herring - 1 piece;
- borodino bread;
- pickled or fresh cucumber - 2 pieces;
- onions - 1 piece;
- olives - 1 can;
- mustard, mayonnaise, herbs.
Step by step recipe:
- Cut the bread into small thin squares or triangles.
- Brush the slices with mustard.
- Apply a thin layer of mayonnaise.
- Cut the onion into medium half rings 3-5 mm thick, put 2 half rings on the sandwich.
- The cucumber can be pickled or fresh, cut into slices, put on top of the onion.
- Add a piece of herring and secure the entire canapé with a skewer, onto which to pre-string the olive.
- Decorate with herbs if desired.
Helpful hint: how to peel herring easily and quickly. With a sharp knife or kitchen scissors, cut off the tail of the fish and cut along the ridge approximately to the middle of the junction of the head with the back. Pull gently on the head - some of the viscera will be removed along with it. Slice open the belly and take out caviar or milk. Scrape the black film and the remaining entrails inside the carcass well, remove the fins. Make a longitudinal incision on the back, after which it will be possible to carefully remove the skeleton and skin from the fish.
