Rollmops Herring Recipes

PICKLE HERRING FOR POLISH ROLLMOPS (ROLMOPSY)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Remove the heads from the herrings. Soak in a large pan of cold water about 24 hours, changing the water two to three times.
• To clean, make sure there are no scales on the fish. Slit the belly and remove the intestines. Remove the milt from male herring and set aside. Remove the roe from female herring and discard it. Wash the herring cavities well. Remove the bones.
• You should have 8 fillets. Spread each with some of the pepper, mustard, and onion. Place a pickle portion at the small end or large end of the fillet, as you prefer, and roll up, securing with a toothpick.
• Place in a clean, sterilized jar. Continue with remaining fillets.
• In a small saucepan, bring vinegar, water, bay leaf, and any remaining chopped onion to a full rolling boil. Let cool to lukewarm. Remove milt, if using, from sac and rub it through a sieve into the vinegar mixture.
• Add oil and sugar, and mix well. Adjust seasonings, if necessary. Pour lukewarm pickling liquid over herring.
• Cover the jar and refrigerate three to five days at which time the herring will be ready to eat. It can be refrigerated for up to 10 additional days.
• This can be served as an appetizer or a main course with boiled potatoes and rye bread.

ROLLMOPS

Steps:

• Place the salt and water into a 4-quart container and stir until the salt has dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the trout filets, making sure they are submerged. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Combine water, vinegar, sugar, cloves, allspice, peppercorns, bay leaves, and red pepper flake in a 2-quart saucepan set over medium high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid comes to a boil, approximately 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature and then refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the trout from the brine and rinse thoroughly under cold running water for 1 minute. Submerge the filets in clean cold water and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse the filets. Pat dry. Lay the filets in a single layer, skin side down and brush each with mustard. Place a cornichon or a pickled onion on the filet. Roll up each filet and secure with 1 or 2 toothpicks. Alternate layers of rollmops and julienned onion in a glass jar or ceramic crock.
• Pour on the chilled pickling mixture, cover and refrigerate for at least 5 hours and up to 2 days. Drain and serve chilled with crusty bread.

DANISH ROLLMOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the filets with salt pepper, allspice& chopped onions.
• Pollup the filets and fasten with a toothpick.
• Place the filletes in a" top of the stove" casserole add remaining ingredients and boil for 3 minutes.
• Allow the filets to cool in the marinade.
• Serve cold.

WARM POTATO & ROLLMOP SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for about 10 mins until tender, then drain and leave to cool a little.
• Meanwhile, mix the onion, gherkins, vinegar, mustard and fromage frais together in a medium bowl. Add the potatoes, mix well, divide between two plates, then top with the fish. Great with a green salad on the side.