Herring Appetizer

Total Time: 72 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 72 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (12 ounce) jars marinated herring fillets
• 3/4 cup carrot (crinkle-cut frozen)
• 2 small red onions
• 2 teaspoons whole allspice
• 2 teaspoons whole yellow mustard seeds
• 6 -9 sprigs fresh dill
• 3/4 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 you will need a glass jar that will hold one quart, must have a cover!
• 2 bring the vinegar, water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved. take the saucepan off the heat and set the liquid aside to cool to room temperature.
• 3 open the jars of herring and drain them in a strainer. pick out the herring fillets, rinse them in cold water, and throw everything else away.
• 4 cook the carrots according to the package instructions, but make sure they're still firm and not soft.
• 5 peel the red onions and cut them into thin slices.
• 6 arrange one-fourth of the onions in a thin layer in the bottom of the 1-quart glass jar. top them with a third of the herring. top the herring with a third of the carrots. place 2 or 3 dill springs on the top and scatter on a third of the allspice and a third of the mustard seeds. repeat the sequence until all the ingredients have been used, ending with a top layer of onions.
• 7 pour the cooled pickling liquid into the jar. it should just cover the contents. if there's not enough pickling liquid, top off the jar with a little vinegar right out of the bottle.
• 8 place the cover on the jar.
• 9 refrigerate the herring for 3 days before serving.