Marinated Herring Recipe
Marinated Herring is a mouth watering appetizer recipe. Try this Marinated Herring; I am sure you will get a lot of compliments for this one!
Ingredients
6 fresh herrings, filleted or 6 herrings in brine
12 gherkins
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 medium sized onion, cut into rings
3 bay leaves
1 3/4 cups vinegar
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon salt (omit salt if using herring in brine)
Directions
If using whole herring in brine, soak in cold water for 24 hours.
Remove the heads and tails and fillet the herring.
Roll each fillet around 1 gherkin.
Place the rolls in a clean glass jar or crock.
Arrange the lemon slices, onion rings and bay leaves between the rolls.
Combine the vinegar, water and salt in a saucepan, and bring to the boiling point.
Remove from the heat and cool.
Pour the cooled mixture over the herring rolls and cover the jar.
Let stand in the refrigerator 1 week before serving.
The rollmops will keep 3 to 4 weeks in the refrigerator.
Remove the heads and tails and fillet the herring.
Roll each fillet around 1 gherkin.
Place the rolls in a clean glass jar or crock.
Arrange the lemon slices, onion rings and bay leaves between the rolls.
Combine the vinegar, water and salt in a saucepan, and bring to the boiling point.
Remove from the heat and cool.
Pour the cooled mixture over the herring rolls and cover the jar.
Let stand in the refrigerator 1 week before serving.
The rollmops will keep 3 to 4 weeks in the refrigerator.
