A simple but tasty appetizer for any meal made from folk ingredients - herring with onions and potatoes. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking herring with onions and potatoes
- Video recipe
Many different dishes are prepared from herring. It tastes good on its own and goes well with other ingredients. In whatever form it is served, the dish will disappear from the plate first. Herring with onions and potatoes is considered one of the most popular and classic combinations. This set of products in one dish can be found at everyday dinners and festive tables. Especially the appetizer goes well with a glass of strong alcoholic beverage. It is worth noting that the preparation of the treat is very simple. Each hostess will easily repeat the step-by-step process and in a minimum amount of time.
The main difficulty of the dish is butchering the herring. But if you do not want to mess with this work, then you can buy prepared herring in oil in jars. You can serve food on a plate in different ways, as your imagination and ingenuity tell you. Also, a classic Russian appetizer can be transformed if it is served in the form of an original salad. To do this, put the food in a convenient bowl, season with oil and stir. And in order to dilute the boring color scheme with bright colors, you can add a little boiled carrots or chop green onions. Bright colors will make the dish more attractive and tasty.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 144 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- Herring - 1 pc.
- Onions - 1-2 pcs.
- Table vinegar - 1 tablespoon
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Vegetable oil - for dressing
- Potatoes - 3-5 pcs.
Step by step cooking herring with onions and potatoes, recipe with photo:
1. Wash the potatoes from dirt and dust. Place in a saucepan, cover with water, salt and cook on the stove. After boiling, screw the temperature down to a minimum, cover the pan with a lid and cook for half an hour until tender. Check readiness with a puncture of a toothpick or skewer: they should easily enter. Do not use a knife or fork for this purpose. tubers may fall apart.
2. While the potatoes are cooking, peel the onions, wash and chop in half rings.
3. Put it in a bowl, season with vinegar and add sugar.
4. Pour boiling water over the onion and leave to marinate until further use. Hot water neutralizes bitterness in onions. Stir it occasionally.
5. Peel the herring from the film, open the belly and remove the entrails. Cut off the head, tail and fins. Separate the fillets from the ridge and wash them by removing the inner black film. If the fish contains caviar or milk, then do not throw them away, they are edible and can be used in a dish.
6. Cut the herring into thin portions.
7. Place the pickled onions in a large serving dish and squeeze out any excess moisture.
8. Next, spread the herring on the onion. Do it as you see it as aesthetically pleasing.
9. By this time, the potatoes will be boiled. Drain and place the pot on the stove over low heat to evaporate excess moisture.
10. Cut the potatoes into wedges or rings. It can be peeled or peeled. It's a matter of taste.
11. Place the potato slices on the herring and onion platter.
12. Pour herring with onions and potatoes with vegetable oil.
13. Serve the finished snack to the table.
See also a video recipe on how to cook potatoes with herring.
