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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: oor wullie on August 16, 2016, 11:06:39 am

Title: Pickling Fish
Post by: oor wullie on August 16, 2016, 11:06:39 am

There used to be a company in Orkney that made the most amazing sweet cured herring, sadly I think they went out of business a few years ago.

I have been trying to find a recipe to make some myself but haven't found much of use.  Does anyone here ever pickle fish (herring or mackeral)?  Care to share a method for doing it?

I have experimented a wee bit but haven't yet hit on the ideal method.

Title: Re: Pickling Fish
Post by: Rosemary on August 16, 2016, 11:26:12 am

My mum used to make soused herring, which was cooked in the vinegar with onion and peppercorns. I don't knwo if she had a recipe but I'll have a look.

Title: Re: Pickling Fish
Post by: oor wullie on August 16, 2016, 12:00:24 pm

My mum would do soused herring too.

I am more looking for something uncooked, along the lines of fish packed in a jar then covered in a pickling solution which can then be stored for weeks.  I guess like rollmop herring.

Title: Re: Pickling Fish
Post by: Louise Gaunt on August 16, 2016, 01:28:12 pm

It might be worth looking for Scandinavian recipes as they do lots of pickling etc. The Hairy bikers did a series from around Scandinavia last year- there might be a recipe on their website.

Title: Re: Pickling Fish
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on August 16, 2016, 03:52:31 pm

This may work?
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=pickled%20herring%20diy (https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=pickled%20herring%20diy)

Title: Re: Pickling Fish
Post by: Skandi on August 26, 2016, 07:35:42 pm

The orkney Herring company is kaput? NOES! Not that it bothers me too much since I don't live in the country anymore, I now live in Denmark, where herring is almost a religion, and the "standard" Danish herring is the same style as the orkney stuff was, sweet and mild, I really used to like their dill version, but I did use to add more dill!
You could try this recipe (In English)
http://www.danishsandwich.com/2011/01/pickled-herring-with-danish-rye-bread.html (http://www.danishsandwich.com/2011/01/pickled-herring-with-danish-rye-bread.html)

Title: Re: Pickling Fish
Post by: oor wullie on August 28, 2016, 06:42:03 am

Thanks Skandi,  that looks like what I am after.

I had tried experimenting with a very similar recipe but made the mistake of adding the liquid while it was hot.  Taste was OK, texture was awful.