Shuba Recipe
Dressed Herring or Herring Under a Fur Coat or Shuba for the rest of us. Layers of cooked vegetables over herring fish with a garlic mayo spread between each layer. Perfect salad for holidays and parties.
Ingredients
- 2 med/large potatoes, cooked and grated
- 3 large carrots, cooked and grated
- 6 boiled eggs, grated
- 3 cooked beets, grated
- 1/2 medium sweet onion, finely chopped
- 3/4 lb pickled herring fish, finely cubed
- 1 2/3 cups real mayonnaise
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot, cook the potatoes and carrots. In a separate pot, cook the eggs.
- Cook or roast the beets.
- Once cooked, peel and shred the potatoes, carrots, beet, and eggs. Set aside 2 egg yolks for top for decor.
- Finely chop the sweet onion. Cube the herring fish into small cubes. Combine the onion and fish.
- Combine the mayo and minced garlic.
- On a large plate, place an 8 - 9" springform pan ring on the plate a cup in the center.
- Place the onion and fish mixture onto the plate as the first layer and finely pat down.
- Top with a light layer of the mayo mixture. Season with just pepper.
- Next, add the shredded potatoes and generously cover with the mayo mixture and season with both salt and pepper.
- Add the shredded eggs and lightly coat with mayo. Then the carrots as the next layer. Spread with another layer of mayo. season with both salt and pepper.
- Top with the shredded beets and a light layer of mayo. Season with pepper and decorate as desired.
- Refrigerate for about an hour or overnight. Remove springform pan then the cup from the salad.
- Serve and enjoy!