German Herring Rollmops Recipe

The Germans love and know how to cook tasty herring. Pickled herring with a tasty filling is great for snacks. Goes well with baked potato.

Besides, it is known a good anti-hangover remedy.

Ingredients for German Herring Rollmops

• Salted herring: 3-4
• Carrot: 1-2
• Onions: 1-2
• Pickled cucumbers: 1-2
• For the marinade – 2 glasses of water and a glass of 5-6% vinegar, 2 tsp. sugar, cloves, coriander, black pepper and bay leaf. You can add other spices that you like.
• Vegetable oil.

Recipe for German Herring Rollmops

1. Peel carrots and onion, chop finely .
2. Boil some water in a saucepan, put all the ingredients therein – carrots, onion, coriander, bay leaves, a pinch of pepper, cloves, sugar. Cook for 10 minutes. Then add the vinegar.
3. Remove carrots and onions from the marinade using a skimmer.
4. Scale the herring, cut into fillets, remove the spine with ribs and small bones.
5. Beat the herring fillets lightly through a plastic wrap, generously oil, top with carrots, onions and slices of pickled cucumbers.
6. Roll each fillet and fix with a wooden skewer.
7. Place the rollmops into a jar, pour the cold marinade over, close tightly.
8. Leave in the fridge overnight.