Who said that herring is a product that is consumed, for the most part, in Russia, while abroad decent people all eat trout and mackerel? Every time I read the evidence of foreign horror before a herring, or even more so - a herring under a fur coat, I am surprised: what, however, dark foreigners these witnesses come across!
After all, the appetizer of Prince Eugene (Eugen, as he is also called) is, one might say, royal cuisine. And the main ingredient in it is herring. In an accord with almonds, cream, sour cream, tomato sauce ...
Who, after such a snack, will say that herring under a fur coat is horror, especially since the combination of sweetish root vegetables, unleavened potatoes and salted herring is a classic, one might say! Balance sweet and salty in a sour sauce!
And, by the way, analogues of herring under a fur coat exist abroad. The names sound, at times, very strange. Mayonnaise-free shuba, for example (for fans of healthy lifestyle) and authenticity. Or "herring under a fur coat" - but this is more often where they try to be both yours and ours ...
Here are examples
First option (believed to be from Germany)
- Cut a couple of boiled potatoes into cubes
- One herring - peel, also cut into cubes
- Several celery stalks - diced again
- Bake one beet (medium) and cut into cubes or use canned beets (in this case, we also cut them into cubes
- For dressing - mix sour cream with lemon juice, dill and parsley (to taste)
All this cubism can be collected in layers, or you can simply mix it like a regular salad and season with sour cream and lemon juice.
The second option (the original origin is vague, but it is used in the West)
A couple of eggs (hard-boiled), one small beetroot (preferably baked), one cucumber, one tomato, one sweet onion, one lightly salted herring - we clean everything and cut it again, into small cubes, except beets. It can be grated.
We fill with mayonnaise, but - this is the trick - smearing only one layer, the bottom herring. Also, by the way, the bottommost layer is a thin layer of beet, on it - herring, and only then everything else in random order. The last layer is another thin layer of beet.
Season it all with salt and freshly ground black pepper
It turns out a herring in a foreign coat.
Bon Appetit!