Pickled Herring

Name: Pickled Herring
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 batch, 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 -4 large salted herrings; 1 cup vinegar; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 bay leaf, crushed; 1 teaspoon whole allspice, crushed; 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds; 10 whole cloves; 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced; 1 carrot, peeled and thinly sliced

Submitted by Charlotte J

"I love Pickled Herring. It will take 24 hours to make."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 1 batch
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

3 -4 large salted herrings
1 cup vinegar
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
1 bay leaf, crushed
1 teaspoon whole allspice, crushed
¹⁄₂ teaspoon mustard seeds
10 whole cloves
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
1 carrot, peeled and thinly sliced

directions

Clean herring and soak in cold water in the refrigerator about 12 hours, changing water at least twice.
Cut herring diagonally into 1-inch pieces.
Boil vinegar and sugar together, then cool.
Mix crushed bay leaf, allspice, mustard seeds and whole cloves.
In a glass jar, arrange some of the spice mixture, herring pieces, onion and carrot; continue in layers.
Pour the cooled vinegar mixture over the layers, cover, and refrigerate at least 12 hours.