Pickling Your Own Herring Recipe

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Pickling Your Own Herring
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Ingredients:

  • 6 canadian herrings
  • 1 tbsp to 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 1 thinly sliced lemon (optional)
  • 2 cloves

Directions:

  1. 1. Remove the heads from the herring and scale the fish. Wash well, open them, and remove the milt (roe of male fish). Clean the fish well, drain. Lay the herring and milt in water to cover in the refrigerator overnight.
  2. 2. The next day rub the milt glands through a sieve or mash them well, and mix with 1 tablespoon of the sugar and a few tablespoons of the vinegar.
  3. 3. Place in a 1 1/2-quart jar in layers the herring, onion, lemon slices, cloves, peppercorns, and bay leaves.
  4. 4. Add the milt gland mixture, the remaining vinegar, and as much of the remaining sugar as your taste dictates.
  5. 5. Cover the jar and keep in the refrigerator for at least 4 days.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 25.44 Kcal (107 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.01g 0%
Sodium 2.04mg 0%
Potassium 51.19mg 1%
Total Carbs 4.53g 2%
Sugars 2.6g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.82g 3%
Protein 0.35g 1%
Vitamin C 6.9mg 12%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 11.5mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 33.58 Kcal (141 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.01g 0%
Sodium 2.69mg 0%
Potassium 67.56mg 1%
Total Carbs 5.98g 2%
Sugars 3.43g 10%
Dietary Fiber 1.08g 3%
Protein 0.47g 1%
Vitamin C 9.1mg 12%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 15.2mg 1%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0.3
    Points
  • 0
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

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