Cocktail herring with fried potato garnish recipe - RusCuisine.com

Ingredients

• 1 whole brined Russian herring (see comments)
• 1/2 white onion, sliced razor-thin
• 4 waxy potatoes
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp minced chives
• 1/2 tbsp unfiltered sunflower oil (see comments)
• several black peppercorns
• 1 large bay leaf
• salt to taste
• freshly ground black pepper
• plain white vinegar
• slices of Borodinsky or pumpernickel bread, for garnish