Pickled herrings - George Cooper - Bristol Chinese Medicine ClinicGeorge Cooper – Bristol Chinese Me

Ingredients

• 8 herring fillets
• 500ml mild red wine vinegar
• 6 allspice berries
• 2 cloves
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 tsp light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 onions thinly sliced into rings
• ½ handful of chopped dill
• 250ml water
• a pinch of salt