Main Dishes

Pickled Herrings, Finnish Style

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 30 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Appetizers & Snacks
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 6 salted herring (s)
  • 2 large onions, red
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 tablespoon allspice, whole
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper, whole
  • some bay leaves

For the sauce:

  • 250 ml vinegar
  • 200 ml water
  • 5 tablespoon sugar
Pickled Herrings, Finnish Style
Pickled Herrings, Finnish Style

Instructions

  1. The pegs are gutted, if necessary, but not deboned. Then soak in skimmed milk, tea or water for 24 hours.
  2. Bring the sauce to the boil and let it cool down. Cut the fish into 2cm long pieces and layer them with the spices and the cut vegetables in a large mason jar.
  3. Pour the cold sauce over it and seal the jar. Chill for at least 3 days.
  4. Keeps in the refrigerator for several weeks and the bones are guaranteed to be gone.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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