Stuffed herring - a traditional Russian dish

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Stuffed herring - an extravagant serving of a fish dish to the table. It is prepared in an elementary way, but it turns out appetizing, it looks exceptionally on the festive table. They prepare such a dish in advance, before the feast, the workpiece is only cut and laid out on plates.

Herring for the New Year

Stuffed herring for the New Year and other holidays is a dish that has become a tradition. Herring is loved in Russia, which is no wonder. For a long time, when grocery store windows were not full of trout fillet, flounder and other exotic fish, herring was available to everyone. And before the holidays, there were long queues for it.

Herring is popular even now, when there is a large selection in grocery stores. And this is natural, after all, with excellent taste properties, the price for it is much lower than the cost of other varieties of fish, which taste worse than herring.

It can be weak and ordinary s alting, it is cut into beautiful pieces or made in the form of rolls, forshmak, used in salads. Lots of variations.

How to stuff a herring

Consider the simplest recipestuffed herring. It needs:

• one slightly s alted herring;
• one carrot, red or yellow bell pepper;
• one onion, sweet red or green;
• one boiled chicken egg;
• 15 grams instant gelatin;
• 150 grams of mayonnaise;
• s alt and pepper to taste.

They prepare a snack like this:

1. Herring is cleaned from the skin, spine and bones.
2. Carrots and eggs are boiled, cooled and peeled. Then cut into small cubes.
3. Green onions are simply finely chopped.
4. Gelatin is mixed with 3-4 tablespoons of water, milk or fish broth and left to swell for 10 minutes. Then the mixture is heated until the gelatin is completely dissolved, stirring occasionally. Then gelatin and mayonnaise are mixed.
5. Add carrot, egg and onion, s alt and pepper. Put in the refrigerator to thicken the filling.
6. Spread herring fillets on cellophane, lay out the filling on top. Cover with a second piece of fillet.
7. Wrap tightly in cling film and refrigerate until serving.

Before the feast, stuffed herring is cut into pieces and beautifully placed on a plate.

Herring roll

We need:

• one lightly s alted herring;
• one processed cheese;
• one tsp. mayonnaise;
• one st. l. sweet pickled peppers;
• 3-5 sprigs of parsley or dill;
• black pepper to taste;
• bread and mustard to serve.

Start cooking:

1. The herring is cleaned of skin and bones, divided into two fillets.
2. Lay the fillets overlapping on polyethylene. Cover with another piece of film and beat with a hammer, making it evenly flat.
3. The film on top is removed.
4. Grate processed cheese and mix it with mayonnaise.
5. Place the filling on the fillet in an even layer, pepper to taste.
6. The next layer is made from chopped peppers and herbs.
7. Carefully wrap the herring in a tight roll.
8. Then put it in the freezer for one hour.
9. After cooling, cut into beautiful rings 1.5-2 centimeters thick. The dish is served on slices of bread, garnished with mustard.

The New Year is coming. And since there are usually a lot of fish on the table, therefore, there is no desire to repeat and I want something new. And s alted herring, stuffed with various fillings, will find a well-deserved place on the festive table. Delicious herring with the most delicate filling for a cold glass. Bon appetit!