Pickled White Herring

Name: Pickled White Herring
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 79 h 30 min
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: New Nordic
Ingredients: 2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 onion, sliced into rounds; 8 salted herring fillets, soaked in cold water for up to 6 hours, drained, and refrigerated until needed; 150 ml dry sherry or white wine; 2 strips lemon zest; 2 tsp coriander seeds; 75 g (1/3 cup) sugar; 1 tsp cloves; 2 tsp black peppercorns; 1 cinnamon stick, halved; 2 tsp allspice; 150 ml apple cider vinegar; 2 dried bay leaves

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
80 hr

Appears in

Copenhagen Cult Recipes

By Christine Rudolph and Susie Theodorou

Published 2019

About

Homemade pickled white herring are used in open sandwiches. The basic spices are coriander, mustard seeds and cloves, but family recipes vary. More spices and other flavourings such as cinnamon, allspice, bay leaves and citrus peel may also be added.

Ingredients

8 salted herring fillets, soaked in cold water for up to 6 hours, drained, and refrigerated until needed
2 tsp coriander seeds

Europe
Denmark
Fish course
Pescatarian
Copenhagen
Gluten-free
Nordic

Method

Place herring in a bowl, cover with water and leave for 30 minutes. Rinse and pat dry on paper towels.

Meanwhile, add all the spices to a deep, dry frying pan and toast for 2–3 minutes. Add the vinegar, sherry, sugar, bay leaves, lemon zest and 150 ml water. Swirl the pan to dissolve the su