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The Herring Under the Fur Coat – Layers by Layers: Why Most People Do it Wrong

Vodka herring – what could be more delicious during a holiday feast? Red herring under a fur coat (classic recipe) – it’s a hearty and insanely delicious salad, which pleases the eye, heart, and demanding stomach of more than one generation of our people. And the coat with redfish is already a refined variation of the usual salad.

But when preparing this salad, most hostesses make the same mistake year after year – laying out the layers on the salad plate incorrectly. How to lay out the layers of herring under a fur coat, so that they complement each other and help to better disclose all the shades of flavor.

How to lay the layers of herring under a fur coat

The classic version provides that the first layer is the boiled potatoes – and already put herring on it. But we offer you a variant of the order of the layers, which gives a fresh, slightly pickled, slightly sweet taste to the salad:

  • beets – it goes first,
  • Onions on top – in combination with beets give the salad a spicy-sweet delicacy,
  • Then the herring, which will give its juice to the onions and beets – and at the same time a little marinade under the top layers;
  • to reduce the “degree of salt” – on top of the fish put potatoes,
  • repeat the layer of onions,
  • eggs,
  • then peas,
  • Then carrots,
  • The layers are “looped” with a second layer of beets.

The mayonnaise is used to decorate the salad at the very end. For added zest, you can mix mayonnaise with a little mustard.

How long does it take to soak up Shuba salad?

A couple of hours is enough, but to be sure – it is worth leaving it in a cool place (in the refrigerator or put on the balcony) for 3 hours.

What kind of herring is better for herring shub?

Choosing fish for the salad, be guided by:

  • size: the fish should be large;
  • The integrity of the carcass: it must be intact;
  • Tail: it should not be wrinkled (otherwise the herring is over-salted);
  • Fat content: for the salad, it is worth choosing fatty specimens.

You can also try to press on the gills: if the light liquid came out, it means that you have herring of the right degree of salt.

What to put instead of herring under a fur coat

It is herring that is responsible for the classic taste of scuba. But if the need has arisen to replace the fish – then, in principle, you can take any other salted or smoked fish:

  • trout,
  • lightly salted salmon,
  • humpback salmon,
  • khamsa,
  • mackerel.

Even experienced cooks recommend considering canned fish as a substitute for salted herring (just choose a fattier fish, and be sure to choose fish in oil, not in tomato). When preparing the salad, the oil itself from the canned fish should be drained in advance.

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Written by Emma Miller

I am a registered dietitian nutritionist and own a private nutrition practice, where I provide one-on-one nutritional counseling to patients. I specialize in chronic disease prevention/ management, vegan/ vegetarian nutrition, pre-natal/ postpartum nutrition, wellness coaching, medical nutrition therapy, and weight management.

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