Pickled Herrings or Mackerel

A Handbook of Cookery for a Small House · Conrad, Jessie · 1923

Source: A Handbook of Cookery for a Small House
Time: Cook: 90 min Total: 90 min
Status: success · extracted 14 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

eight fresh herrings or four large mackerel ↝ Fish, herring, Atlantic, raw [Finfish and Shellfish Products]
vinegar ↝ Vinegar [Mustard and other condiments]
a few peppercorns
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
an onion (sliced) ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a piece of butter about the size of a walnut ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (4)

Lay not very closely together with the backs upwards in a pie-dish.
Fill the dish with vinegar and a few peppercorns, a little salt, an onion (sliced), and a piece of butter about the size of a walnut.
Bake in a moderately quick oven for about one and a half hours.
Serve in a glass dish and strain the vinegar over them.

Original Text

Pickled Herrings or Mackerel

Have eight fresh herrings or four large mackerel cleaned and remove the heads. Lay not very[Pg 94] closely together with the backs upwards in a pie-dish. Fill the dish with vinegar and a few peppercorns, a little salt, an onion (sliced), and a piece of butter about the size of a walnut. Bake in a moderately quick oven for about one and a half hours. Serve in a glass dish and strain the vinegar over them.

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