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Spiced pickled herring

Spiced pickled herring

Appetizers

Marinated herring fillets, marinated for two to three days in lemon juice, oil, and spices, then served fresh with crisp onions: a flavorful appetizer.

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Recipe from Persino, Magalia, Panterka, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Polish marinade flavors the herring with cloves, juniper berries, and mustard. With a little patience, this dish can be served very fresh.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting60 hr
  • Total60 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodmarinade
  • Estimated cost$14.55 $2.43 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $13.39
  • $0.28
  • $0.08
  • $0.38
  • $0.41
  • $0.01

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the herring, cut them into 3-4 cm pieces, and arrange them in layers in a large jar. ≈ 8 min
  2. Sprinkle each layer with crushed spices, drizzle with lemon juice and oil, and then add sliced onions. Place lemon zest strips on top. ≈ 2 min
  3. Let it rest for 2 to 3 days in a cool place.
  4. One hour before serving, remove the herring from the refrigerator and drain any excess liquid. Dice the onions, season them with sugar, and place them in the refrigerator.
  5. Arrange the herring on a platter, garnish with onions, and keep chilled until serving.

The bill

Spiced pickled herring

  • 1 kg of herring$13.39
  • 1 lemon$0.28
  • 3 tablespoons of mustard seeds$0.08
  • 6 tablespoons of oil$0.38
  • 2 onions$0.41
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.01

Total$14.55

that's $2.43 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of herring
  • 1 lemon
  • 5 cloves of allspice
  • 8 grains of Jamaican hot pepper
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 4 juniper berries
  • 3 tablespoons of mustard seeds
  • 6 tablespoons of oil
  • 2 onions
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar

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