Fried Baltic herring in spicy marinade
Ingredients
- 500g fresh, clean Baltic herring
- Flour and salt mix for batter
- 1 egg
Marinade
- 3 cloves
- 2 corns allspice
- 4 corns black pepper
- 3cm fresh ginger
- 1 fresh chili pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1l water
- 5 medium onions
- 60ml apple vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
Preparation video
Make the marinade. In a saucepan, mix cloves, all peppercorns, sliced ginger, chopped chili pepper without the seeds, and bay leaves. Cover with 1 liter of hot water and bring to a boil. Add the onions, sliced in rings or halved rings, stir and boil for a few more minutes. Remove from heat, add 60 ml apple cider vinegar, stir, and set aside.
When cooled, add a tablespoon of salt and sugar, stir until dissolved.
Prepare the fish, a plate of salt and flour mix, and a bowl of beaten egg. Coat the fish in the flour, egg, and fry in hot oil until golden brown on both sides. Place in a dish while still hot, cover in marinade and refrigerate for several hours.
Preparation
Make the marinade. In a saucepan, mix cloves, all peppercorns, sliced ginger, chopped chili pepper without the seeds, and bay leaves. Cover with 1 liter of hot water and bring to a boil. Add the onions, sliced in rings or halved rings, stir and boil for a few more minutes. Remove from heat, add 60 ml apple cider vinegar, stir, and set aside.
When cooled, add a tablespoon of salt and sugar, stir until dissolved.
Prepare the fish, a plate of salt and flour mix, and a bowl of beaten egg. Coat the fish in the flour, egg, and fry in hot oil until golden brown on both sides. Place in a dish while still hot, cover in marinade and refrigerate for several hours.
Fried Baltic herring in spicy marinade
Ingredients
- 500g fresh, clean Baltic herring
- Flour and salt mix for batter
- 1 egg
Marinade
- 3 cloves
- 2 corns allspice
- 4 corns black pepper
- 3cm fresh ginger
- 1 fresh chili pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1l water
- 5 medium onions
- 60ml apple vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
Preparation
Make the marinade. In a saucepan, mix cloves, all peppercorns, sliced ginger, chopped chili pepper without the seeds, and bay leaves. Cover with 1 liter of hot water and bring to a boil. Add the onions, sliced in rings or halved rings, stir and boil for a few more minutes. Remove from heat, add 60 ml apple cider vinegar, stir, and set aside.
When cooled, add a tablespoon of salt and sugar, stir until dissolved.
Prepare the fish, a plate of salt and flour mix, and a bowl of beaten egg. Coat the fish in the flour, egg, and fry in hot oil until golden brown on both sides. Place in a dish while still hot, cover in marinade and refrigerate for several hours.
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