Cooking Times

30 min
Prep Time
1440 min
Cook Time
1470 min
Total Time

Ingredients (8 items)

8.00 whole Fresh herring
very fresh
2.00 cups Coarse salt
2.00 tbsp Sugar
3.00 medium White onions
diced fine
8.00 small Pickles
gherkins
12.00 slices Rye bread
dark
0.50 cup Butter
8.00 shots Jenever
Dutch gin, optional

Instructions (6 steps)

1
Clean herring, remove heads, keep roe.
2
Pack in salt and sugar mixture 24 hours.
1440 minutes
3
Rinse thoroughly, pat dry.
4
Hold herring by tail, eat whole or slice.
5
Serve with diced onions and pickles.
6
Accompany with rye bread and jenever.