Cranberry Herring

When making open-faced herring, you can easily give it a personal touch. Cranberry herring will surely impress whether you serve it at the table or give it as a Christmas gift. All our recipes are sourced from godfisk.no

Photo: Bent Raanes and Sarah Cameron Sørensen

Preparation Time: 40 min
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Servings

2 jar pickled herring
1 pcs orange
0.5 dl walnuts
0.5 pcs Red onion
1 dl dried cranberries
1 tsp pepper, whole black

Method

Remove the outer yellow peel of the orange and cut it into fine strips.
Break the walnuts into smaller pieces and slice the red onion thinly.
Pour the brine from the herring into a bowl and add orange strips, walnuts, red onion, cranberries, and peppercorns.
Layer the herring and brine in a jar or container and seal with a lid.
The herring should marinate for a day in the refrigerator before serving.
The herring keeps in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.

Tip:If you want to make everything from scratch, you can replace jarred pickled herring with fresh pickled herring fillets and prepare an vinegar brine.