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    Monty Hall's Sweet and Sour Herring


    Source of Recipe


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    List of Ingredients




    4 fresh Matjes or salt herrings, filleted
    1 large white onion, peeled and thinly sliced
    1 cups white wine or apple cider vinegar
    1 cup sugar
    1 tablespoon pickling spices OR 3 cloves
    8 black peppercorns
    2 bay leaves
    8 juniper berries
    1 tablespoon mace leaves
    A piece of cheesecloth

    Recipe



    Soak herrings for one hour in cold water or milk; drain on a few layers of paper towels. Cut into bite-size pieces. Place pickling spices or individual spices in a piece of cheesecloth, making sure to secure the ends to make a sack. Place in pan with vinegar, sugar and water taste and boil for 5 minutes. Let it cool. In a wide-mouth glass jar, place a layer of herring, a layer of onions; alternate until you have reached the top. Pour the cooled liquid over the herring. Refrigerate for 2 days before eating. It will stay fresh in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.

    Serves six to eight.

 

 

 


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