This type of marinade isn’t that common, but it is very good. It contains a lot of sugar, but the sweetness is very welcome as a complement to all the other salty marinades.
Servings 1 jar
Ingredients
- 2.2 lbs herring filets
Brine (only used if buying fresh herring)
- 2.5 cups water
- 0.4 cups vinegar essence (24%)
- 2 tbsp salt
Marinade
- 2.1 cups sugar
- 40 white pepper corns, crushed
- 40 allspice corns, crushed
- 2 yellow onions, chopped
- 2 red onions, chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon pepper
- 2 bay leaves, crushed
- 1 bunch dill
Instructions
- There are two ways of preparing herring, depending on how you buy them.
- If you buy herring in tin cans, the first thing you must do is de-brine them as they are way too salty. Place them in a large pot filled with plenty of cold water for two hours. Then get rid of the water.
- If you buy fresh herring, on the other hand, place them in a brine in the fridge overnight, see ingredients above.
- Remove the herring from the water, and let the water drip off. Cut the herring filéts in bite sizes. Mix the herring with all ingredients in a glass jar. Keep it in the fridge.