Herring with potatoes and onions in vegetable oil is cooked in a few minutes. A step-by-step recipe with a photo and a detailed video will help you quickly make this appetizer.
Herring with potatoes is a classic culinary combination. Even just boiling potatoes, cutting the herring into slices and watering with oil, you already get a delicious dish. Such a treat can be found both on a festive table and on an everyday family dinner. Such an appetizer will decorate the New Year's table without harming the budget. This is a classic Russian food accompanied by spirits, especially cold vodka. Moreover, each housewife serves potatoes with herring in her own way. From a variety of cooking options, today we will make herring with onions and potatoes in vegetable oil. The appetizer has an appetizing appearance and excellent taste. It is very satisfying and nutritious.
The recipe is very simple and every housewife can easily repeat the process in a matter of minutes. The only difficulty that may arise is butchering the herring. But if this process scares you, buy ready-made herring in oil in a jar. Then prepare your meal even faster. All that remains is to boil the potatoes. If desired, the dish can be supplemented with pickled gherkins, pickles, chopped green onions. For example, in Germany, a sour apple is often added to these products.
See also how to make a herring canapé.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 239 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- Herring - 1 carcass
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
- Vegetable oil - for dressing
- Sugar - 1 tsp without slide
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Table vinegar - 1 tablespoon
- Potatoes - 3-4 pcs.
Step by step cooking herring with onions and potatoes in vegetable oil, recipe with photo:
1. Peel the onions and wash them under running water. Place it in a deep bowl, add sugar and vinegar and stir. Cover with hot water and leave to marinate for 15 minutes. Hot water will remove the sharpness and tenderness from the onion. Then tip the onion onto a sieve to drain all the water, and send it to the refrigerator to cool.
2. Remove the film from the herring, cut off the head with tail and fins. Remove the insides and peel off the black film inside from the abdomen. Separate the fillet from the ridge and rinse it under running cold water.
3. Dry the herring with a paper towel and cut into 1 cm slices.
4. Wash the potatoes and fill them with drinking water. Add salt and boil. Reduce heat to low setting and cook, covered, until tender, about 30 minutes. Although the cooking time depends on the size of the tubers. Therefore, check the readiness with a puncture of a toothpick. Do not use a fork or knife. tubers may fall apart.
Take potatoes so that they keep their shape well during cooking, they can be easily cut and do not disintegrate. This variety is often called waxy.
5. Place the pickled onions on a serving platter.
6. Top with herring slices.
7. Add potatoes to food. Cut it into slices, rings or any other convenient shape. Also, if you wish, you can peel it or leave it with the peel, to taste. Although you can serve herring with onions and potatoes in vegetable oil in different ways. Therefore, include imagination and ingenuity. Pour the finished dish with vegetable oil and serve.
See also a video recipe on how to make a herring appetizer.
