German cuisine · Fish & Seafood

Rollmops

German pickled herring rolls with gherkin, onion and mustard seeds.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 8 herring fillets (desalted)
• 2 pickled gherkins
• 2 onions
• 500 ml water
• 250 ml white wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp peppercorns
• 2 tbsp medium-hot mustard
• Salt

Instructions

1. Rinse the herring fillets in cold water and pat them dry.
2. Spread the inside thinly with mustard.
3. Place a strip of gherkin and a little onion on each, roll them up and fix them with a wooden skewer.
4. Bring water, vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, bay, peppercorns and salt to a boil and let it cool completely.
5. Layer the rolls with onion rings in a jar and pour the cold brine over them.
6. Let them steep in a cool place for at least 3 days, then serve with rye bread.