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Scottish Pickled Herring

Scottish Pickled Herring is a traditional Scottish recipe for a classic dish of herring pickled by baking with bayleaves in a blend of vinegar and water that are served when cold. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Scottish Pickled Herring.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

80 minutes

Total Time:

100 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Spice RecipesHerb RecipesVegetable RecipesBaking RecipesScottish Recipes


Ingredients:

6 medium herring
1 onion, sliced
2 whole cloves
6 black peppercorns
1 small bayleaf
220ml white wine vinegar
220ml water
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
melted butter, for brushing

Method:

Clean and scale the herring. Wash them well, pat dry then fillet them cleanly.

Season well on both sides then roll up each fillet neatly, with the skin on the outside.

Brush a shallow oven-proof dish with butter, then arrange the rolls of fish in the dish along with the onion, cloves, peppercorns and bayleaf.

Mix together the vinegar and water and pour over the fish. There should be enough liquid to just cover the fish. If not, add more equal proportions of vinegar and water.

Cover the dish with a sheet of kitchen foil then transfer to an oven pre-heated to 140°C and bake for 60 minutes. Remove the covering and bake for 20 minutes more.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. These pickled herring go very well with potato salad.