Delicate Herring

Ingredients

5 salt herring
5 dl (2 cups) full fat milk
1 1/2 Tbs. sugar
1/4 tsp. saltpeter
sliced onion
sliced leek

Instructions

1) Rinse the herring, but do no clean. Layer in a jar.

2) Bring the milk, sugar & saltpeter to a boil. Cool, the pour over the herring.

3) Refrigerate 10-14 days.

4) Remove the herring from the brine. Clean, skin & bone the herring.

5) Arrange on a serving platter w/onion and leek rings.

6) Serve w/ pickled beets, Bergen kringle, beer & aquavit. Enjoy!