Summary

Ingredients

• 18 fish fillet (s) (herring fillet)
• 5 onion (s), red
• 125 ml vinegar (wine vinegar)
• 250 ml sherry
• 250 ml wine, red, dry
• 250 ml water
• 150 grams sugar
• 5 grains pepper
• 2 clove (s)
• 4 juniper berries
• 2 bay leaves
• 0.5 teaspoon ½ mustard seeds
• possibly pepper, from the mill

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Instructions

1. Marinade:
2. Bring the vinegar, wine, sherry, sugar and spices to the boil. Add onion rings and simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. Let cool down. Pat dry herring fillets and place in a container. Pour the cooled marinade over it. The matjes must be covered. Close the jar and let it steep in the refrigerator for two, or better three, days.
3. It goes well with boiled or jacket potatoes
4. If the whole is used as a side dish, cut the fish into 2-3 cm thick pieces before serving