Description
Śledzie w Śmietanie is a traditional Polish dish featuring herring in a creamy sour cream sauce, often served cold as an appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 fillets of salted herring
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Fresh dill for garnish
Instructions
- Soak the herring fillets in cold water for 2 hours to remove excess salt.
- Drain and pat dry the herring, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
- In a bowl, mix sour cream, lemon juice, sugar, and black pepper.
- Add the herring pieces and sliced onion to the sauce, gently stirring to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
- Garnish with fresh dill before serving.
Notes
- Adjust sugar and lemon juice to balance sweetness and acidity.
- Serve with boiled potatoes or dark rye bread.
- For best flavor, prepare a day ahead.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Polish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: Polish herring, śledzie w śmietanie, herring in sour cream, cold appetizer