Sursild

Name: Sursild
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 500g herring fillets, salted; 1 cup vinegar; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 onion, sliced

Sursild/SOOR-sild/

Also known as: Pickled Herring

About this dish

Pickled herring marinated in a sweet-tart vinegar brine with onion and spices.

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Ingredients

🐟500g herring fillets, salted

🍶1 cup vinegar

🍬1/2 cup sugar

🧅1 onion, sliced

Method

Serves 2

Soak the salted herring in water to reduce saltiness, then slice.

Combine vinegar, sugar, and water into a brine, heating to dissolve the sugar.

Layer the herring with sliced onion and whole spices in a jar.

Pour the cooled brine over.

Refrigerate for at least a day before serving with rye bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Sursild is a traditional Norwegian pickled herring, a common feature of the smorgasbord-style holiday table.

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