Stegte Sild i Marinade

Name: Stegte Sild i Marinade (Fried, marinated herring)
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Denmark
Ingredients: freshly ground pepper; sugar, 3 tbs; a few cloves (optional); 1 large or 2 smaller onions; herrings, 4, previously fried in margarine; Danish or other mild vinegar, 200 ml (⅓ pint); Danish or other mild vinegar, 200 ml (⅓ pint)

Fried, marinated herring

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

North Atlantic Seafood

By Alan Davidson

Published 1980

About

Most countries where herring is eaten have recipes of this type. The one given here is a classic element in Danish cookery.

Ingredients

herrings, 4, previously fried in margarine
Danish or other mild vinegar, 200

Europe
Denmark
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Nordic

Method

Lightly salt your cold, fried herrings. Combine vinegar, sugar and pepper with 3 tablespoonfuls of water, bring quickly to the boil, then allow to cool. Pour this marinade over the fish. If it does not cover them, turn or baste them later. Add also the sliced onions and (optional) cloves.