Recipes · Swedish · Seafood
Pickled Herring (Inlagd Sill)
One serving has 254 kcal and 18 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (570%), selenium (67%), phosphorus (35%), vitamin D (D2 + D3) (28%), pyridoxine (26%) and riboflavin (23%). Ready in 2885 minutes.
- Preparation: 2880 min
- Cooking: 5 min
- Makes: 1 serving (212 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish
Ingredients
- 100 g Herring, raw
- 1.5 g Salt
- 30 g Vinegar, white
- 20 g Sugar
- 30 g Water
- 30 g Onions, red, raw
- 0.2 g Bay leaves
- 0.3 g Allspice
Method
- Pat the herring fillets dry and rub them with the salt; refrigerate for 12-24 hours to firm up and cure.
- Rinse off the excess salt and pat dry, then cut the fillets into bite-sized pieces.
- Bring the vinegar, sugar and water to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves, then let the brine cool completely.
- Layer the herring pieces with the thinly sliced onion, bay leaf and allspice in a clean jar, then pour the cooled brine over to cover.
- Seal and refrigerate for at least 24 hours, ideally 2-3 days, before serving cold, traditionally with boiled potatoes and crispbread.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 254 kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 23.2 g | |
| Water | 157 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.63 g | 2% |
| Protein | 18.3 g | 38% |
| Tryptophan | 0.21 g | |
| Threonine | 0.79 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.83 g | |
| Leucine | 1.5 g | |
| Lysine | 1.7 g | |
| Methionine | 0.53 g | |
| Cystine | 0.19 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.71 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.61 g | |
| Valine | 0.93 g | |
| Histidine | 0.53 g | |
| Fat | 9.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.86 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.71 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.14 g | |
| Saturated | 2.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 60 mg | |
| Calcium | 70.8 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.11 mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1.3 mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 36.3 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.12 mg | 7% |
| Phosphorus | 246 mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 376 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 36.9 µg | 67% |
| Sodium | 675 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.1 mg | 13% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.3 mg | 23% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.68 mg | 14% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.34 mg | 26% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 16.2 µg | 4% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 13.7 µg | 570% |
| Choline | 66.8 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 28.7 µg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 3.1 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 167 IU | 28% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 0.22 µg | 0% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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