How to cook herring in tomato paste to keep the rich red color: a simple life hack

Herring with tomato paste has a very spicy and delicate flavor. That's why this is the way fish is often prepared for various celebrations. To make the product rich, you need to do a few simple manipulations.

The idea of cooking herring in tomato paste was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Svitlana with the nickname recepti_svitlana21. For a rich color, fry tomato paste in oil and then add it to the fish.

• 2 pieces of herring
• 1 onion
• 2 pcs bay leaves
• 0.5 tsp black pepper
• 0.5 tbsp of salt
• 0.5 tbsp of sugar
• 50 g of vinegar
• 50 g of oil and 1.5 tbsp of tomato paste

Method of preparation:

1. Defrost herring.

2. Clean the fish from the bones.

3. Wash and cut into pieces.

4. Peel onion and cut it into half rings.

5. Fry tomato paste in oil.

6. Add all the prepared ingredients to the container with the herring.

7. Leave in the refrigerator overnight.