Polish-style Herrings

Name: Polish-style Herrings (Śledź w śmietanie)
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 4 medium herrings, cleaned, or 8 boneless fillets; 4 medium herrings, cleaned, or 8 boneless fillets; 2 large onions, thinly sliced; 10 black peppercorns; 5 allspice berries; 4 bay leaves, broken into pieces; juice of 3 lemons; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup sour cream; 2.5 ml/½ tsp sugar; 4 large potatoes, peeled and sliced; ¼ tsp caraway seeds; 90 ml/6 tbsp vegetable oil; salt and ground black pepper, to taste; salt and ground black pepper, to taste; chopped fresh parsley, to garnish; lemon wedges, to serve

Śledź w śmietanie

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Poland

By Ewa Michalik

Published 2008

About

Herrings, prepared in many different ways, are a firm favourite in Poland. They are particularly popular during Lent, on Christmas Eve and on Ash Wednesday, when meat is not allowed. This dish of herrings marinated with spices can be made in advance and kept for a week.

Ingredients

4 medium herrings, cleaned, or 8 boneless fillets
2 large onions, thinly sliced

Europe
Poland
Starter
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Eastern Europe
Christmas

Method

Soak the herrings in cold water for at least 24 hours and up to 36 hours, changing the water several times.
Drain the water and carefully remove the skin by sliding a sharp knife just under the skin’s surface.
If using whole herrings, cu