ISO Pickled herring recipes

[buckytom]

my wife thinks i'm nuts to like smoked and/or pickled fish for breakfast.

as i'd mentioned before, pickled herring is great with fried eggs over norwegian labscaus (leftover meat/fish made into a sort of "corned beef" hash with sweet pickles chopped into it).

or smoked whitefish on rye for a breakfast sandwich. man, it's been a long time since i've had that. same goes for smoked mullet and homefries.

our cats used to love when i'd stop off and pick up tuna salad on a still warm bagel on the way home in the morning. it was always overstuffed with tuna, so there was plenty to go around. then we'd lay in a sunny spot cleaning ourselves, purring...

i think i'll have to bring them a treat soon.

 

[Bolas De Fraile]

I'm still trying to get my head around cooking pickled herring....I don't cook pickles, and pickled herring to me is a "pickle" and yes, for breakie they are GREAT, but on their own, they are also great <g>, if you like them.

If you google Mitch Tonks Soused Makerel recipe it should interest you, I use it for herrings as well.

 

[CWS4322]

Bolas--are you using herring filets or are you using pickled herring in that?

 

[Bolas De Fraile]

Whole Herring or Mackerel.

 

[vitauta]

i just answered my own question about reusing pickled herring sauce. smile. i added sliced red onion and cubed english cucumber to a jar of leftover pickled herring wine brine. two days later i opened a jar of fully flavored and surprisingly crunchy pickled onions and cucumbers, and contemplated my next vita herring purchase....

 

[quelle4]

To make marinades for pickled herring is so easy and is a very common thing to do in Sweden. Make an herb-garlic sauce utilizing sour cream, a touch of mayo, fresh garlic and fresh herbs. Put the picked herring in the cold sauce and let sit for a few hours in the fridge before serving. Another really nice option is mustard herring: mix two or three mustards with honey and dill, add herring.

Either serve on top of hard bread or with boiled potatoes. Delicious and very easy to make in advance.

 

[buckytom]

quelle, is that with raw fish, or has the fish been cooked in some way : steaming, smoking, boiling, frying, acid cooking, etc.?

 

[quelle4]

This method would be used with herring that's already been pickled. I would just buy picked herring and make sauces for it, however of course you could pickle your own herring, and then flavor it in different ways.

 

[quelle4]

Other very popular Swedish marinades (or sauces) for herring include curry, tomato, lemon. You commonly have two schools of thought: cream or non cream based sauces.