Herring under a fur coat with an apple and an egg classic

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a classic herring under a fur coat with an apple? Prepare the products, pay special attention to the choice of herring. You can also take the finished fillet, but it loses in taste, although it saves time. Boil the eggs hard-boiled for 8-9 minutes, immediately pour cold water, it will be so easy to peel the shell.

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   Boil carrots, beets, potatoes in a convenient way in advance, they will need to be cooled down. You can cook vegetables in a uniform, I prefer to pre-peel, so I like the taste more. And it is better to boil for a couple, without digesting. In a slow cooker, I cook carrots for 15 minutes, potatoes for 20, beets for 25. If I boil it in a steamer, I put beets on the lower tray, potatoes on the middle tray, carrots on the upper tray, I set a timer for 30 minutes, I take it out when ready.

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   How to cut fish into fillets? Cut off the head from the carcass. Retreating from the caudal fin, cut 0.5 cm deep into the abdomen. Clean the insides, rinse the fish under cool water, well remove the remnants of the film from the abdomen. Dry with a towel and make a shallow incision along the back, cutting the fin from both sides, also along the abdomen to the tail.

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   Remove the upper and tail fins. Gently pick up and remove the skin, it is more convenient for me to do it from the head. Then remove the ridge - run your thumb along the incision of the back, using the tip of the knife to help release the large bones, then easily pull the ridge, it will easily separate from the carcass. Carefully remove all the bones, preferably with tweezers.

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   Cut the resulting fillet first lengthwise into strips, then crosswise into pieces that are convenient for you. So the remaining bones will be clearly visible, which are easy to remove even with your hands.

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   Cut onion into small cubes. If the onion is very sharp, you can pour boiling water over it to remove excess bitterness. Sometimes onions are pickled or lightly fried. I like fresh, I choose juicy, sweet varieties.

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   If you cook in a large salad bowl, grate the vegetables on a coarse grater directly into the salad bowl, so the salad will have a more delicate taste. If a serving is supposed to be served in a small bowl, it is more convenient to rub all the vegetables in separate bowls, then collect them, alternating layers. The first layer we have is potatoes. Put it on the bottom of the salad bowl.

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   2nd layer - herring, 3rd - onion. I do not lubricate the first two layers with mayonnaise.

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    And here is the third layer, onion, smear with mayonnaise.

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    There is a 4th layer on the onion - carrots.

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    Then the 5th layer - boiled whites with yolks. To do this, grate the eggs on a grater.

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    6th layer - apple. You can take any, even sweet, even sour. Do not forget to cut the peel from the apple.

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    The 7th layer is beetroot, which is then smeared with mayonnaise. If your salad bowl is high, repeat all the layers. But the top layer will always be beetroot and mayonnaise. Carefully level the layers. When all the layers are laid out in a salad bowl (choose their thickness yourself), cover the dishes with cling film and put them in the refrigerator for impregnation for 1-2 hours, preferably overnight. Before serving, you can rub the boiled yolk on top, sprinkle with herbs.

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    The ways of serving and decorating can be different. I got one large or several medium salad bowls. It's good when the walls are transparent, then all the layers are beautifully and appetitiously visible.

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    When serving portions in wine glasses or cremans, the layers are also effectively visible. This is not a classic "fur coat", so you can improvise with layers as you like!

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    When served on a platter or in a herring bowl, it is better to arrange a salad in the form of a funny fish, children love this kind of serving and even the "unloved" beetroot is eaten with pleasure! Bon appetit and happy holidays!