Salted herring pickled in table vinegar

12 servings
6 hours

To cook, you will need ready-made salted herring. You can buy it, or you can salt the fish yourself. To do this, you need to defrost the herring, rinse and pour brine. The brine is prepared as follows. Bring a liter of water to a boil, fall asleep 250 grams of salt, 3 tablespoons of sugar. Add bay leaf. We boil for 5 minutes. Then let it cool. And only then, fill the fish with cooled brine. And leave it in brine for 3-4 days in the refrigerator

We cut off the head of the herring. We cut the fins with scissors. Carefully cut the abdomen and take out all the insides. Be sure to remove the black film. It gives the fish a bitter taste.

Then we make a cut along the back with a sharp knife. We remove the skin from the fish. We take out the ridge and large bones. If desired, we remove small bones. For convenience, you can use tweezers.

Then cut the fish into portions. You can marinate fish and larger pieces.

Peel the onion and cut into half rings. White or red onions can be used for cooking. Put the fish in the container, then the onion. Dilute 9% vinegar into a 1: 3 ratio with water and pour marinade over the fish. You can add a little spice. Close the container with a lid and put it in the refrigerator for 5-6 hours. After this time, remove the fish from the marinade. You can pour sunflower oil over it and sprinkle it with chopped greens. We serve to the table.