World Flavors Cookbook

Marineeritud räimed (Pickled Baltic Herring)

Name: Marineeritud räimed (Pickled Baltic Herring)
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Estonia
Ingredients: 1kg Baltic herring fillets Flour, salt, and pepper for breading Oil for frying For marinade: 1L water, 3 tbsp vinegar, 3 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp salt, onion rings, carrot slices, peppercorns, bay leaves.

Fresh Baltic herring fillets fried and then marinated in a sweet and sour vinegar brine.

Cuisine: Estonia

Ingredients

1kg Baltic herring fillets Flour, salt, and pepper for breading Oil for frying For marinade: 1L water, 3 tbsp vinegar, 3 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp salt, onion rings, carrot slices, peppercorns, bay leaves.

Instructions

1. Coat the herring fillets in seasoned flour and fry until golden. Let cool. 2. Boil the marinade ingredients for 5 minutes. Let cool. 3. Layer the fried fish and raw onion/carrot in a jar or bowl. 4. Pour the marinade over the fish. 5. Let it sit in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours before serving.