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Pickled Herring Swedish Style
Swedish matjes herring in a sweet-and-sour onion brine — the centrepiece of any Swedish smörgåsbord.
Total time
15 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
0 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Scandinavian
Ingredients
4matjes herring fillets or pickled herring
1red onion, thinly sliced
100mlwhite vinegar
4 tbspsugar
1/2 tspallspice
1bay leaf
dillto serve
sour creamoptional
Instructions
1
Make brine: bring vinegar, sugar, allspice and bay to a boil. Cool completely.
2
Slice herring into bite-sized pieces.
3
Layer herring and onion in a jar. Pour cold brine over.
4
Refrigerate at least 4 hours. Improves over 2–3 days.
5
Serve on rye bread with sour cream and dill.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.
Calories
60
Protein
0.3g
Fat
0.1g
Carbs
15.3g
Fiber
0.5g
Sodium
1mg
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