Pickled Herring

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A scandinavian delight, and one my family loves :) it's a tradition to eat it at midnight on new year's eve for good luck in the coming year too! **(time does not include chill times)

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Steps

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Dissolve 3 tablespoons of the salt in 3 cups of cold water.

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Put the herring in the salt water , cover and refrigerate for 12 hours.

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Put the remaining salt , the vinegar , sugar , allspice berries , peppercorns , and bay leaves in a small saucepan with 1 cup of water.

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Stir this mixture over med / high heat until the sugar dissolves , then remove from the heat and cool.

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Remove the herring from the salt water and put in a shallow baking dish.

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Put the onions on top of the fish , then pour in the pickling mixture.

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Cover and refrigerate overnight.

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Serve right from the dish , yum !.

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Ingredients

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salt, herring fillets, white vinegar, sugar, allspice berry, white peppercorns, bay leaves, red onion