Pickled Herring Recipe

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Pickled Herring
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Ingredients:

  • 2 dozen herring fillets (milters)
  • 2 tbsp peppercorns
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups vinegar
  • 3 tbsp sugar

Directions:

  1. Soak herring in cold water overnight, drain and remove entrails (reserve the milt).
  2. Cut off the heads; run knife down center of backs and remove skin, working toward the tale.
  3. Scrape fillets from backbones without breaking, remove all bones.
  4. In a crock, place alternating layers of herring fillets, onion, lemon, pieces of bay leaf, mustard seed and peppercorns.
  5. Boil water, vinegar and sugar together until sugar is dissolved; cool.
  6. Mash milt and add enough vinegar mixture to thin; strain, add remaining vinegar mixture and pour over herring in crock.
  7. Cover crock and set in refrigerator for 4 to 6 days.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 168.37 Kcal (705 kJ)
Calories from fat 47.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.26g 8%
Cholesterol 3.28mg 1%
Sodium 84.68mg 4%
Potassium 298.94mg 6%
Total Carbs 23.6g 8%
Sugars 13.1g 52%
Dietary Fiber 4.37g 17%
Protein 2.71g 5%
Vitamin C 26.4mg 44%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 68.8mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 45.07 Kcal (189 kJ)
Calories from fat 12.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.41g 8%
Cholesterol 0.88mg 1%
Sodium 22.67mg 4%
Potassium 80.03mg 6%
Total Carbs 6.32g 8%
Sugars 3.51g 52%
Dietary Fiber 1.17g 17%
Protein 0.73g 5%
Vitamin C 7.1mg 44%
Iron 0.2mg 4%
Calcium 18.4mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

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