How to make a herring under a fur coat?

As a rule, the New Year is associated with the famous Ryazanov comedy about bathing misadventures of Dr. Lukashin, tangerines, champagne, Olivier salad and, of course, a herring under a fur coat. It is about this last ingredient of the New Year list that will be discussed. So, how to make a herring under a “fur coat”?

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A bit of history and interesting facts

A little-known playful name for this delicious puff salad is “Venus in Furs”. Its main ingredient is herring. Until the 15th century, herring was considered the food of the poor and monks. The first bought it because of its exceptional cheapness, and the monks who “put to death the flesh” needed to endure various difficulties and hardships. The reason for this disgrace is a slightly bitter taste and a pungent smell of herring. Representatives of the noble estates from such food intensely turned their nose.

Important! The situation changed when the fisherman V. Ya. Boykelson established that the reason for the unsatisfactory taste of this fish in the gills. If they are removed, then the herring turns into a completely edible product. This smartest person was even awarded a monument.

As for the herring under a “fur coat,” this dish was first served in taverns and canteens of the merchant Bogomilov in Moscow. It was a troubled 1918 year. The main subject of discussion at institutions of this level was talk about political events in the country. The new salad, created in the most loyal (almost by Ostap Bender!) Traditions, was served on the table on the eve of 1919. It symbolized political debate and at the same time class unity.

Judge for yourself.

• Herring is a favorite dish of workers.
• Onions, potatoes and carrots represented the peasantry.
• Beets in color vaguely resembled the Bolshevik banner.

For some reason, this political cocktail was refilled with French Provence sauce. Probably simply because it is satisfying and tasty. Or maybe because the French were a good judge of the revolutions and lost a lot of their time.

Important! The name of the new dish - COAT, meant: "Chauvinism and Decline Fight and Anathema."

Needless to say, the success of the new salad was simply overwhelming.

Thanks to useful ingredients, the salad is a real storehouse of protein and vitamins, removes harmful substances from the body and increases the level of hemoglobin. The energy value of 100 grams of salad is 193 kcal (it largely depends on mayonnaise). Consider the most common “fur coat” recipes.

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How to make a coat of herring: a classic recipe

Ingredients:

• Potato - 3 tubers.
• Large carrot - 1 pc.
• Herring fillet - 300 g.
• Small onions - 1 head.
• Small beets - 2 pcs.
• Mayonnaise (any).
• Sugar - 1 dessert spoon.
• Lemon juice - 1 dessert spoon.
• Some chips of hard cheese for decoration.

The procedure for cooking is as follows:

1. Rinse the vegetables. Boil beets, potatoes and carrots in a separate bowl.
2. Cut herring fillets into small pieces.
3. Peel the boiled vegetables.
4. Grate potatoes, carrots and beets in a coarse grater alternately.
5. Peel the onion, chop finely, add sugar and lemon juice to it. Shuffle. Marinate the onions for 15 minutes.
6. The next step is the assembly of the salad. It will look like a kind of layer cake. Each layer (including the top) should be coated with mayonnaise.The amount of mayonnaise should be determined according to your own taste. A clear amount simply does not exist.
7. The first layer of chopped potatoes.
8. The second layer is herring.
9. Above is chopped and pickled onions.
10. The fourth layer is grated boiled carrots.
11. Beets crown the composition.

According to the classic canonical recipe, herring under a fur coat is ready.

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Herring under a fur coat in the form of a roll

It would seem that what these two dishes have in common? However, there is no limit to perfection, as well as culinary imagination. So, how to make herring layers under a roll-shaped fur coat?

To prepare a miracle roll, you will need such products:

• Boiled vegetables (beets, potatoes, carrots).
• Onion medium - 1 pc.
• Lightly salted herring fillet - 1 pc.
• Mayonnaise sauce - about 50 g.
• Nori seaweed - 2 leaves.
• Balsamic vinegar.
• Shavings of hard cheese - 1 tbsp. l

The algorithm for preparing snacks is as follows:

1. Peel the boiled vegetables.
2. Cut herring fillets into narrow longitudinal stripes.
3. Peel the onion, cut it into half rings.
4. Pour boiling water onion. Drain the water and pour the onion with vinegar.
5. Place the algae on the bamboo mat with the rough side up.
6. Place beets, carrots on seaweed, grease with mayonnaise.
7. The next layer is potatoes with grated cheese. Tamp the mass well, then grease the mayonnaise again.
8. Squeeze the onion lightly, lay it on the potato layer.
9. Put herring in the middle of the bed and roll the roll with utmost care. If there is no bamboo mat, then it can be replaced with cling film.
10. Put the resulting roll in the refrigerator for one and a half to two hours. Algae are slightly saturated with moisture, but they keep their shape perfectly.
11. Before serving, cut the rolls.

Important! To cut the rolls, use a sharp knife dipped in cold water. You can also use a special device.

Compliments for the culinary talents of the hostess are guaranteed!

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How to make a herring under a fur coat with an apple?

There are many herring recipes under a fur coat, but the basic set of ingredients remains unchanged. The presence of apples in the “vegetable company” will give the dish an original taste. The ingredients are the same as before, we will not repeat. The principle of preparation is the same. Spread the ingredients in layers, cover each layer with mayonnaise.

The procedure is as follows:

1. Boil carrots, beets, eggs and potatoes. Do not be too lazy to cook all the components separately: the salad will turn out much more beautiful. If you cook vegetables all together, beets will color them, and the salad will acquire a purple hue. Cool boiled vegetables.
2. Cut the herring fillet into small pieces.
3. Peel and chop the onion, sprinkle it with sugar, sprinkle with vinegar.
4. At the end of the preparation, proceed with the assembly of the salad. The first layer is potatoes, smeared with mayonnaise.
5. The second layer is herring and chopped onions.
6. Lay grated boiled carrots on top of the onion-fish layer.
7. The fourth layer is an apple grated. Since the apple is juicy, this layer should not be greased with mayonnaise.
8. The upper part of our “fur coat” is traditionally beetroot.

Important! The apple layer can be replaced with chopped eggs (the rest of the set of products is the same). The salad will turn out to be unusually tasty and airy-tender.

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We decorate a herring under a fur coat

The salad is delicious on its own. And if it is also beautifully designed, then the dish generally has no price. How to make a “fur coat”, you know. Here are some design secrets:

• The salad is laid out on a round or oval dish. Layers are laid out with a domed slide.
• “Fur coat” in a transparent glass salad bowl looks beautiful. All layers are visible very well.
• Portion salads in bowls.

For decoration are used:

• Greenery.
• Black olives.
• Pomegranate seeds
• Carrot.
• Lemon slices.
• Walnuts.
• Egg yolks.
• Boiled quail eggs.
• Corn.
• Green pea.

Given a large set of products for decoration, there are hundreds of ways to decorate a salad:

• These are roses from cucumber beets, flowers from eggs, lions and swans from lemon.
• A “fur coat” decorated with salmon and red caviar looks luxurious and rich.
• You can beautifully serve salad on the table using cooking rings. If you have not had time to get this accessory, then a plastic bottle cut in the shape of a ring will help. You get a pretty nice turret of the correct cylindrical shape. To prevent the salad from decaying, you need to carefully ram all the layers.

Important! The original way to serve salad is a “fur coat in jelly”. The secret to cooking is simple: a little gelatin is dissolved and added to mayonnaise. The salad is laid out in silicone or metal molds, and turned over before serving. This composition looks very original.

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Useful cooking tips:

1. If you have a really bad time: mix all the ingredients with mayonnaise in advance, and then lay out in layers. The dish is soaked much faster.
2. Ideal if, after cooking, the salad is soaked for 6 hours. Preparing a “fur coat” just before the reception is not the best idea.
3. If the herring is too salted, you can salt it. If, on the contrary, it is too salty, you can soak the fillet in milk.
4. The recipes in the article indicate small amounts of ingredients. If you expect a lot of guests, double or triple the number of products.
5. Pickled or pickled cucumbers add spice to the salad. They need to be located between the egg and carrot layers.
6. If you want to reduce the calorie content of the dish, grease with mayonnaise only part of the layers.
7. If you replace herring with slightly salted salmon, you will get a “fur coat” of a premium class, the so-called “Royal”.

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As you can see, the field for experiments is very, very extensive. There are also many ways to make a coat of herring. A beautifully decorated and tasty dish on the New Year's (and not only!) Table will delight both guests and hosts.