Perhaps, not a single family gatherings, holidays and meetings with friends in a quiet homely atmosphere can do without the beloved salad "herring under a fur coat with an egg." The classic recipe for snacks is quite simple to prepare, so even a novice chef will cope with the task. Experienced hostesses probably already know all the secrets of cooking, but for those who are just starting their culinary journey, for those who are trying to master the classics of Russian cuisine, our tips will be very, very helpful.
Today we will consider two of the most popular options:
- herring under a fur coat (classic recipe) without eggs;
- a dish that includes chicken eggs.
Both recipes have a place to be. You can’t say for sure exactly which cooking option is considered a real classic of the genre. Someone likes to add boiled chicken or quail eggs to this salad, as they give the salad a special taste and delicate texture. Others do not add them to this appetizer, believing that they are not at all felt, are lost against the background of the taste of salty herring or onions.
Option 1
The classic recipe for “herring under a fur coat” with an egg is the most popular salad option. The taste of the appetizer is very juicy, tender and airy. The “coat” of this salad, due to the use of boiled eggs, turns out to be simply luxurious.
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Essential Ingredients:
- 4 large potatoes;
- 3 medium beets;
- one large herring;
- 3 carrots;
- 4 chicken eggs;
- 9% vinegar - three tables. spoons;
- mayonnaise to taste.
Cooking. "Herring under a fur coat" (classic recipe) step by step
Recall that a salad is a multi-layer snack. Experienced chefs argue that it is the correct arrangement of layers in this dish - the key to culinary success. Therefore, such a salad would not be ashamed to offer guests.
For starters, vegetables are prepared. Carrots, potatoes and beets must be cooked until cooked. It is necessary to stop cooking vegetables at the moment when the skin of the potatoes has not yet cracked, and the carrots did not have time to digest. Otherwise, the potatoes will be too soft to grate, and the carrots or beets will “go away with water” and the salad will be hopelessly spoiled.
While the vegetables are boiling, put the dishes with eggs on the fire and cook them for 5-7 minutes. Onions are cut into small cubes, placed in a deep bowl and poured with three tablespoons of vinegar. Leave for ten minutes to leave the bitterness. After cooking, eggs, as usual, are poured over with cold water and left to cool completely. The same goes with boiled potatoes, beets and carrots.
It remains to deal with herring. Experienced housewives reveal a secret: a herring under a fur coat with an egg (a classic recipe) does not tolerate vegetable oil. Hence the conclusion: purchased preserves with ready-made pieces of herring in vegetable oil are not worth buying! Better to take a whole carcass of herring for the recipe.
Butchering fish is not false. First, get rid of the fish head, open the abdomen and remove the insides. After that, they wash the fish well. Carefully remove the bones and peel. Now it remains only to cut the fish fillet into pieces of the right size.
Boiled vegetables and egg are triturated in separate containers. Onions are prepared in advance. By the time the salad is cooked, it must be chopped and pickled. As for mayonnaise, home cooking is ideal. If there is no time or desire to "mess around" with the preparation of homemade mayonnaise, then take any purchased.
It remains to correctly put together the salad puzzle. The first bottom layer is pickled onions. On top of it lay a thick layer of fish fillet. In some recipes, the first layer is found to be herring. But when eating salad, it often happens that the herring remains at the bottom, and the "fur coat" is hooked onto the fork. Therefore, at least one layer of vegetables should go in front of the fish.
A little mayonnaise is added over the herring and the boiled potatoes are laid out. Next will go carrots, then eggs and mayonnaise. It remains only to put the last layer of beets and coat it with mayonnaise on top. You can decorate the salad with half an egg or a sprig of greens.
Option 2
Now we will prepare a “herring under a fur coat” without eggs. A step-by-step salad recipe looks almost identical to the previous one. The vegetables are boiled, the onion is pickled, the herring is cut into fillets.
Salad assembly:
- boiled potatoes;
- herring;
- onion;
- carrot;
- beet.
Mayonnaise is applied between the layers. If a herring under a fur coat with an egg (a classic recipe) is prepared exclusively in layers, then the second version of the salad can be, as the hostesses say, with a “shaggy” or “tousled” fur coat. Do not be afraid to mix all the ingredients of the salad. It will not become less tasty from this.