MARCO PIERRE WHITE: SOUSED HERRING WITH BEETROOT SALAD
Soused herring with beetroot salad
Packed with flavour, a Great British dish.
RECIPE DETAILS
Servings:6
Prep time:30min
Cook time:25min
Dish type:Starters
Difficulty:Medium
Cuisine:British, Fish
Chef:Marco Pierre White
Programme:
Marco's Great British Feast
Ingredients
Ingredients
3 small herrings, filleted, scaled and pin boned Brine
Marinade
750 ml white wine Vinegar 250 ml caster sugar 5 pink peppercorns 5 black peppercorns 5 green black peppercorns 5 white peppercorns 4 star anise 4 bay leaf 2 small onions, thinly sliced and gently blanched to remove acidity 2 small carrots, thinly sliced Chervil sprigs
Beetroot salad
Young beetroot, cooked and peeled 250 ml sour cream Lemon juice
Preparation
To make the brine, add 1 part salt to 3 parts water. Bring the brine to the boil and let it cool. When cool, soak the herrings in the brine for 3 hours then wash them with water and pat dry.
For the pickling marinade, mix 3 parts vinegar to 1 part sugar. Add in the bay leaves, green, white, black and pink peppercorns and star anise. Place all of the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Place half of the blanched onions and the carrots into the bottom of a large baking dish. Lay the herring fillets on top of the onions and carrots .Lay another layer of onions and carrots on top. Pour over the marinade and leave to cure in the fridge for 3 days.
Serve the herrings on a bed of the carrot and onion marinade garnish. Dip each beetroot in a little sour cream and arrange around the plate. Squeeze over a little of the lemon to taste.
