Marinated Fried Herring

Ingredients:

4 fresh herrings (ready to be cooked)
salt, pepper
1 tablespoon sugar, flour, butter/oil for frying
1 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup vegetable broth
2 bay leaves
3 cloves
10 black peppercorns
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
8 ounce jar mixed pickles, drained
8 ounce jar cocktail onions
4 hot chilies

Preparation:

Salt and pepper the herrings and coat them with flour.

Heat the butter/oil in a frying pan and fry the herrings golden brown. Let them drain on paper towels.

Combine vinegar, vegetable broth, spices and sugar in a pot and boil. Let it cool off. Put the herrings in a bowl, add the well-drained and sliced mixed pickles, cocktail onions and chilies and cover with the broth.

Store covered in a refrigerator for several days. Serve with fried potatoes.