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How to make a salad "Herring under a fur coat"

The recipe for herring salad under a fur coat is rarely found in a cookbook. But, despite this, almost every family likes to cook this dish. Without him, not one New Year's meeting. Each landlady has its own "proven" recipe.

So, how to prepare a salad "Herring under a fur coat"?
The opinions of the housewives about the exact composition of the ingredients for the salad are divided. Everyone is present: herring, potatoes, beets, mayonnaise. Carrots and onions for salad preparation are not used by everyone. It happens that the onion before being added to the salad is roasted. Sometimes onion is marinated. Many culinary experts believe that in order to prepare a salad under a fur coat, the recipe must necessarily contain eggs, which are used either for the layer or for decoration. Some add an apple to make the salad sour taste. Other housewives believe that the first (lower) layer in the "coat" must be potatoes, but the very name "herring under the fur coat" indicates what should be below. Of course - herring under a fur coat from vegetables.

Salad recipes.

In each recipe given, the number of necessary products will not be indicated, for the reason that the salad is laid in layers, the size of which depends on the size of the dishes in which the dish to be prepared will be placed.

We prepare the salad under the fur coat, the recipe is classic.

For salad preparation, you will need: herring, onion, vinegar, sunflower oil, mayonnaise, potatoes, carrots, beets.
Beets, potatoes, carrots are boiled (in the peel).
After cooling, we clean and grate the vegetables (each species separately).
We clean the herring from the skin, cut off the head and tail, divide by the ridge, select the bones, cut into small pieces.
Finely chop the onions.
We put into the prepared dishes layer by layer:
- at the bottom of the dish - pieces of herring;
- on herring - chopped onions, which we water with vinegar and sunflower oil;
- the next layer - grated potatoes, watered with mayonnaise;
- further - grated carrots, which is also watered with mayonnaise;
- the last (top) layer is a grated beet, which is well leveled and watered with mayonnaise.

We prepare a salad under a fur coat, a recipe with an apple
Necessary products: herring, mayonnaise, potatoes, carrots, beets, apples, onions.
Beets, potatoes, carrots and herring are prepared in the same way as in the first recipe.
Finely chop the onions. Apples are cleaned and grated.
We put into the prepared dishes layer by layer:
- at the bottom of the dish - herring;
- on herring - onions;
- further - grated potatoes, watered with mayonnaise;
- the next layer - carrots, which is also watered with mayonnaise;
- After the carrot is laid out a layer of apple, mayonnaise;
- We spread the beet from above, spread it and pour it well with mayonnaise.

We prepare a salad under a fur coat, a recipe with an egg
Necessary products: herring, mayonnaise, potatoes, carrots, beets, eggs, onions.
Beets, potatoes, carrots (in the peel), as well as eggs boil.
After cooling, we clean the vegetables and grate them.
We clean the herring from the skin, cut off the head and tail, divide by the ridge, select the bones, cut into pieces.
Finely chop the onions. Peeled eggs rubbed on a grater.
Prepared products are laid in layers in a bowl:
- the first layer - herring, watered with mayonnaise;
- layer two - onions;
- layer three - potatoes, mayonnaise;
- layer four - eggs, mayonnaise;
- layer five - carrots, mayonnaise;
- layer six - beet, which is leveled and abundantly watered with mayonnaise.

The recipe for salad with herring "Under the fur coat" (Salatik., Issue 2. Izd. Kamenyar, 1994).

Necessary products: 1 large herring, 1 boiled beet, 3 pcs. Boiled potatoes, 2 pickles, 1 onion, parsley, salt, 1 teaspoon grated horseradish in vinegar, mayonnaise (1/2 jar), sour cream (1 tablespoon).
Herring is cleaned, we select pits, cut into pieces and put on an oblong plate. Potatoes cut into cubes, salt, sprinkle with parsley and cover with slices of herring. On top put a layer of diced cucumber, then - circles onions and cover with a layer of beetroot rubbed on a coarse grater, mixed with horseradish. Salad gently poured with mayonnaise with sour cream.

The above recipes give general recommendations on how to make a salad "herring under a fur coat". Each mistress can make amendments to them according to her taste.