The most common salad "herring under a fur coat", which in popularity on the festive table can be second only to Olivier salad, cannot be called a Russian salad, but rather a Soviet one. After all, it was invented precisely in the era of socialism, when the lack of delicacies on the shelves of shops forced the housewives to prepare holiday dishes from those products that were at hand.
How to cook herring under a fur coat with an apple
For those who know how to cook herring under a fur coat, this recipe will not seem complicated. In order to add a new flavor to the traditional salad, some housewives add a layer of apple. And some substitute an apple for potatoes. The second option will be presented here, but really, it's worth trying to do both of them.
Herring under a fur coat with an apple contains the following ingredients: 1 slightly salted herring; 2 hard boiled eggs 1 onion turnip; 1 apple of medium size, ideal for sour salad; 2 beets.
It will be quite natural if the preparation of the salad begins with boiling the beets. This process is not the fastest, and during cooking, you can cook other ingredients. Young housewives often wonder how much to cook beets. It is worth talking about this in a little more detail.
How long does it take to cook beets
The pot of beets is filled with cold water so that the water level is higher than the vegetables, and not just covers them. It is worth adding a little sugar to the water, about a teaspoon, but you do not need to salt the beets.
Then we put the pan on the stove, bring the water to a boil and boil the beets for an hour over very low heat. If the vegetables are very small, then half an hour will be enough for them to cook, maybe 40 minutes.
Over time, the water is drained, and the ready-made beets are poured with cold water for complete cooling. Vegetables cooled in this way are very easy to peel.
Layers in herring under a fur coat
The time while the beets are boiling, we will devote to cutting and cooking other products. Let's start with herring. Finished fillets are excluded. The fish must be whole, otherwise the taste of the salad will suffer. Carefully separate the herring from the skin and bones and chop it finely enough.
Eggs are boiled and peeled, grated. Finely chop the onion and pour boiling water for just a couple of minutes to remove the bitterness. We also clean the apple and three.
We rub the beets that are already ready by this time, squeeze them slightly, season with mayonnaise.
Next, we collect the salad in this way:
- Herring
- Onion
- Apple
- Beet
- Egg
- Mayonnaise
The layers for herring under a fur coat should be thin, only in this case the salad will be tender.
Then the ready-made herring under a fur coat is sent to the refrigerator for soaking for several hours.
