Herring salad under a fur coat is not taken by everyone to cook, because find it difficult to prepare. However, this is not at all the case. A step-by-step recipe with a photo will tell you how to cook a Herring salad under a fur coat according to the classic recipe. Video recipe.
Despite the fact that today modern housewives prepare the most incredible exquisite and exotic dishes. But nevertheless, by right, salads still occupy a place of honor on our tables. At the same time, to this day, salads of the Soviet era remain practical and not difficult to prepare. Ever since the days of socialist construction, the Herring salad under a fur coat has been considered an obligatory component of the festive feast. Let's talk today about the classic recipe for herring salad under a fur coat.
For the first time, the recipe for this salad appeared on the eve of 1919. Its author is the chef Aristarkh Prokoptsev. Visitors to his tavern liked the dish, after which the recipe went "to the people" and became popular. There is also another version, which says that the salad was invented in the Baltics, where herring was always combined with vegetables and sour cream. Well, let's not go into the historical past. Now the Herring salad under a fur coat is very widespread in the territory of the former USSR. It is the perfect complement to spirits like vodka. It is prepared simply and from the available products at any time of the year. This is probably why the dish has gained such popularity since the 80s of the XX century.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 458 kcal.
- Servings - for 4 persons
- Cooking time - 30 minutes for the salad, plus time for boiling and cooling vegetables
Ingredients:
- Herring - 1 pc.
- Mayonnaise - for salad dressing (about 200-250 ml)
- Beets - 1 pc.
- Salt to taste
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Potatoes - 2 pcs.
- Apple - 1 pc.
- Carrots - 1 pc.
Step-by-step preparation of Herring salad under a fur coat, recipe with photo:
1. Before you start preparing the salad, boil potatoes, carrots and beets in their uniforms in salted water, and then cool the vegetables. This can be done in advance, for example, a day in advance. For salad, peel and grate all vegetables. Next, pick up a convenient, wide dish on which to place half a serving of potatoes. Apply mayonnaise on it and spread it over the entire surface.
2. Peel the herring from the film, cut off the fins, head, tail and separate the fillet from the ridge. Wash the pulp, dry with a paper towel, cut into cubes or strips and put on the potatoes in the next layer. How to peel a herring, you can find a detailed step-by-step recipe with a photo on the pages of the site using the search bar.
3. Peel the onions, wash and chop into thin half rings. Place it on top of the herring and brush the food with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
4. Peel the apple, remove the core with seeds and grate on a coarse grater. Cover it with the next layer of lettuce.
5. Apply the remaining grated potatoes to the apple chips and brush with mayonnaise.
6. Top with a layer of grated carrots and mayonnaise.
7. The final stage is - beets. It is not necessary to lubricate it with mayonnaise. But if you wish, you can decorate the salad with fresh herbs or draw a figured drawing with a thin stream of mayonnaise. Soak the herring salad under a fur coat in the refrigerator for one hour to soak and cool, after which you can serve it to the table.
Note:
Cold smoked mackerel can be used instead of herring.
Onions can be pre-pickled in a mixture of vinegar and sugar.
See also a video recipe on how to cook Herring salad under a fur coat.
