Inlagd Sill

Name: Inlagd Sill
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 500g herring fillets, salted; 1 cup vinegar; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 tsp whole allspice

Inlagd Sill/IN-lahgd sil/

Also known as: Swedish Pickled Herring

About this dish

Pickled herring marinated in a sweet vinegar brine with allspice and bay leaf.

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Ingredients

🐟500g herring fillets, salted

🍶1 cup vinegar

🍬3/4 cup sugar

🌰1 tsp whole allspice

Method

Serves 4

Soak the salted herring to remove excess salt, then slice into pieces.

Heat vinegar, sugar, and water together with allspice and bay leaf until dissolved.

Let the brine cool completely.

Layer the herring with sliced onion in a jar and cover with the brine.

Refrigerate for at least a day before serving.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Inlagd sill is a staple of the Swedish smorgasbord, especially central to midsummer and Christmas celebrations.

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