2012-06-18

Herring under a Fur Coat

Herring under a Fur Coat
Ingredients
  • Herring - 2 pcs.
  • Onion - 2 pcs.
  • Potatoes - 4 pcs.
  • Large carrot - 1 pc.
  • Beets - 1-2 pcs.
  • Mayonnaise - 0.5 l
  • Oil - as needed
  • Salt - to taste
  • Apple cider vinegar / lemon juice - 2-4 tbsp. spoons
Herring under a fur coat was one of the favorite salads at every gala party in the USSR. 

The recipe for herring under a fur coat


1

Peel the onion, finely chop, put in a deep plate, pour vinegar or lemon juice and leave to marinate.

2

Peel the herring on the fillet, remove the bones.

3

Wash carrots, potatoes, beets and boil in their uniforms or cook in the microwave.

4

Cool the cooked vegetables, peel and put on plates separately from the beets.

5

Drain the juice from the pickled onion and spread more than half in an even layer on a dish.

6

Chop the herring into small cubes and evenly lay half a layer on top of the onion.

7

Lightly brush a layer of herring with oil.

8

Grate 1 potato evenly over the herring on a coarse grater and lightly grease the potato layer with mayonnaise.

9

Grate a little more than half of the carrots evenly over the potatoes on a coarse grater and lightly grease the layer of carrots with mayonnaise.

10

Grate 1 potato evenly over the carrots on a coarse grater and lightly grease the potato layer with mayonnaise.

11

Repeat laying out the layers - onions, herring, butter, potatoes, mayonnaise, carrots, mayonnaise, potatoes, mayonnaise.

12

Rub the beets on a coarse grater over all layers and grease the layer of beets with mayonnaise.

13

Put the dish with a fur coat in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to infuse.

14

Dilute dry mustard in 2 tbsp. spoons of boiled water.

15

Put the yolks, mustard, sugar, salt in a bowl and stir everything with a metal whisk until smooth.

16

Constantly stirring the mixture with a whisk in one direction, gradually introduce oil into it in small portions, adding it each time only after the previous mixture has been mixed into a thick emulsion.

17

Transfer the mayonnaise to a jar and store in the refrigerator.

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