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Herring under a fur coat with egg

Herring Under a Fur Coat with Egg

The tastiest, most appetizing salad for the holiday table! Herring under a fur coat with egg is the most popular salad for any feast. It's made from ordinary ingredients everyone can find. There are many versions of herring under a fur coat — this one has egg but no boiled carrot.

Julia M.

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Herring

300

Beets

Potatoes

Eggs

Onion

Vinegar (9%)

100

Mayonnaise

100

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 26 % 6 g

Fats 35 % 8 g

Carbohydrates 39 % 9 g

131 kcal

GI: 75 / 0 / 25

Cooking method

Step 1:

How do you make herring under a fur coat with egg? Gather your ingredients. You can use ready-made herring fillets — that's more convenient and faster. Wash the vegetables well. Then boil the beets and potatoes in separate pots in boiling water until tender. Potatoes take 15–20 minutes. Beets take 1–1.5 hours, depending on their size. Check for doneness with a sharp knife — it should pierce the vegetable easily.
Step 2:

Boil the eggs as well. How do you hard-boil eggs? To keep them from cracking, put them in cold water and set them over low heat. Boil for 9 minutes after the water comes to a boil, then cover with cold water and cool. The sudden temperature change makes them easier to peel. Let the eggs, potatoes, and beets cool, then peel them.
Step 3:

Peel the onion, rinse it in cold water, and chop it finely. Put the chopped onion in a deep bowl and pour 9% vinegar over it. Leave it to marinate for 10–15 minutes. Then drain the vinegar and rinse the onion once in cold water. Pickled onion gives the finished salad a unique flavor and aroma. But you can use the onion as is, without pickling.
Step 4:

Herring under a fur coat is traditionally built up in layers. I'll use a plating ring. Grate the potatoes on the coarse side of a grater and spread them as the first layer on the bottom of the mold. Press them down a little with a tamper or a spoon. Coat the potato layer with a little mayonnaise.
Step 5:

Finely chop the herring fillet. If you have a whole fish, gut it and fillet it first. How do you fillet a whole fish? Remove the tail, head, and fins. Cut along the spine down to the backbone. Turn the fish on its side. With a sharp knife, slice the flesh off the backbone. Turn the fish over and cut the fillet from the other side. Clean the inside, removing the black membrane, since it's bitter and will spoil the taste. Rinse and pat dry well.
Step 6:

Add the chopped herring as the next layer. Scatter a little pickled onion over the herring, then coat with mayonnaise again.
Step 7:

Separate the boiled eggs into whites and yolks. Grate the whites on the coarse side and spread them as the next layer, pressing them down a little. Coat this layer with a little mayonnaise too.
Step 8:

Grate the boiled beets, also on the coarse side, and spread them as the next layer. Press them down lightly. Coat with mayonnaise.
Step 9:

Sprinkle the top of the salad with the egg yolks grated on the fine side. Lift the finished salad out of the mold and chill it briefly in the refrigerator before serving.
Step 10:

Serve the herring under a fur coat. Enjoy!

The salad looks neat and attractive if you cut all the ingredients into pieces of the same size and shape (cubes, for example).
It's better to make the mayonnaise yourself — it's tastier and better for you. You'll find some good homemade mayonnaise recipes here. As a dressing you can also use sour cream or plain yogurt instead of mayonnaise. Use them on their own or mix them with mayonnaise in any ratio you like — that will cut the calories.
Make salads only from fully chilled ingredients. A salad made from warm ingredients can spoil quickly.