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PICKLED HERRING

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Swedish

Keyword Fish, Herring, meat-free, meatless mondays

Servings 30

Ingredients

• 10 fat salt herring
• 4 med. onions sliced
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 4 tsp. whole allspice
• Coarsely ground black pepper

Instructions

• Clean fish, remove heads and soak overnight in cold water.
• Remove bones and skin and cut in halves lengthwise.
• Cut crosswise in ½ inch slices.
• Slide knife or spatula under slices and place in a large serving dish.
• Place sliced onions on top of fish.
• Mix together vinegar, water, sugar, and allspice.
• Heat until sugar is dissolved
• Cool.
• When cold, pour this over herring and onions.
• Sprinkle top with black pepper.

Notes

Yield: 30 to 40 servings for Smorgasbord

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