Korean Herring with Tomato Sauce

by Editorial Staff

I offer a very simple and incredibly tasty recipe for pickling herring in tomato sauce! Herring marinated in tomato sauce is an instant snack. The combination of tomato paste, onion and fish creates a pleasant, rich, bright and savory taste.

Summary

Cook Time	3 hours 30 mins
Total Time	3 hours 30 mins
Course	Sauce

Ingredients

Fresh herring, fillet – 1 kg
Bulb onions – 3 pcs.
Tomato paste – 1 tbsp
Vinegar 9% – 100 g
Sunflower oil – 0.5 cups
Salt – 1 tbsp
Ground red pepper – 1 teaspoon.
Ground black pepper – 1 teaspoon.

Instructions

Prepare food for pickling herring. Pre-peel fresh herring, separate the fillet from the bones.
Cut the prepared herring fillet into pieces.
Cut the onion into half rings.
Pour vinegar into a pan, heat, add oil and tomato paste, mix thoroughly.
Add salt, red pepper, black pepper, onion and cooked cooled tomato marinade to the chopped herring. Mix thoroughly, cover the container with a lid and place the herring with onions and tomato sauce in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
After 3 hours, homemade herring marinated in tomato sauce is ready.

Bon Appetit!

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