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Shuba (Herring Under a Fur Coat)

Name: Shuba (Herring Under a Fur Coat)
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Ukraine
Ingredients: 100g Salted herring; 2 Potato; 1 Carrot; 1 Beets; 1/4 Onion; 5 tbsp Mayonnaise; 1 Hard-boiled egg

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Salted herring layered with vibrant vegetables — an eye-catching New Year salad classic.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

True to its name, "herring under a fur coat," this salad is striking for the way salted herring is layered under coats of potato, carrot, and beets. An essential dish for New Year and celebrations, it's traditionally mounded into a dome shape on a round plate to showcase the beautiful layers when sliced.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A New Year's table in Kyiv, the vivid purple shuba taking center stage. The beauty of the layers revealed when it's cut is part of the joy.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Salted herring 100g
Potato 2
Carrot 1
Beets 1
Onion 1/4
Mayonnaise 5 tbsp
Hard-boiled egg 1

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil the potato, carrot, and beets separately until tender, then grate or finely chop each.
Cut the herring into bite-sized pieces and arrange in the center of a plate.
Scatter minced onion over the top.
Layer potato, then mayonnaise, then carrot, then mayonnaise in order.
Top with the beets last and cover the surface with mayonnaise.
Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to let the flavors meld.

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