Now, this is a proper sloppy sandwich of herringliciousness from James Beard Award-winning chef, John Sundstrom! Meet Beer Battered Alaska Herring Fishwich, caper tartar sauce, smoked pickles, red onions, butter lettuce from SLAB Sandwich + Pie, Lark & Bitter/Raw on Capitol Hill for Alaska Herring Week 2017! Why do we need Alaska herring on local menus year-round? This sandwich is an excellent reason.
Check out Alaska Herring Tartine with smoked herring pate, seared porcinis, arugula, watercress, and pickled chiles from Porkchop & Co. for Alaska Herring Week 2017! Gorgeous!
Wanna make this at home? You can purchase the same Alaska Herring fillets being used by Seattle’s top chefs for Alaska Herring Week from Central Coop on Capitol Hill, Freshy’s Seafood Market on Mercer Island, Old Ballard Liquor Co. in Ballard, and Wild Salmon Seafood Market at Fisherman’s Terminal! Once you’ve done that, here’s the recipe:
Chopped Herring Toast
Smoked Herring Spread (recipe below)
Fresh Porcini Mushrooms
Watercress
Dense Bread
Butter
To prepare the herring:
For assembly:
Herring Cure:
Chopped Herring Spread:
Not satisfied with two fantastic dishes for Alaska Herring Week 2017 — Herring Fritters and a Herring Po’Boy — FareStart added a third at the last minute: Herring Unagi, “Onigiri” Grilled Rice Ball, Kumquat, Jalapeño and Daikon Sprout. We tried it. And… BAM! Get thee to FareStart for lunch tomorrow!
During Alaska Herring Week 2017, we have a variety of traditional pickled herring plates from around the world. From Altstadt, here is the traditional herring plate from Germany: Herringsalat – beet pickled herring, quark marinated herring, beet sauerkraut puree, strawberry and rhubarb pickles, egg.
Meet the Alaska Herring Rillettes Tartine from Café Campagne for Alaska Herring Week 2017. Because we care, we visited Café Campagne to try this dish, and, well… oh, yeah, baby! This is some serious comfort food, à la francaise!
Looking for a satisfying lunch, a hearty pre-game bite, or a delicious dinner? Try this Steckerlfisch – Grilled smoked herb oil marinated herring, zucchini hazelnut spätzle salad with sage vinaigrette, pickled cherries – from Pioneer Square’s Altstadt for Alaska Herring Week 2017. This absolutely luscious, traditional German herring plate will blow your mind!
This simple, yet beautiful dish for Alaska Herring Week 2017 is Scandinavian-Style Pickled Herring Tartine from Hitchcock Deli with locations in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood, as well as on Bainbridge Island in Downtown Winslow! We had the good fortune of doing “Quality Control” on this last Friday, and it is light, refreshing and delicious. The texture of the herring perfectly matches the texture of the butter… really.
Wanna make this at home? You can purchase the same Alaska Herring fillets being used by Seattle’s top chefs for Alaska Herring Week from Central Coop on Capitol Hill, Freshy’s Seafood Market on Mercer Island, Old Ballard Liquor Co. in Ballard, and Wild Salmon Seafood Market at Fisherman’s Terminal! Once you’ve done that, here’s the recipe:
And yet another high-flying dish! Meet Wild Alaska Herring Tomato Dashi from Sky City At The Space Needle for Alaska Herring Week 2017! It’s going to be gorgeous this week! Take a ride to the top of the Needle, enjoy the views, and enjoy some wild Alaska herring!
This is one high-flying dish! So high, you’ll have to take a trip to the top of the Space Needle to try it! This is Grilled Alaska Herring Toast from Sky City At The Space Needle for Alaska Herring Week 2017!
Introducing Stone Grilled Alaska Herring with Miso Glaze from Issian Japanese Stone Grill in Wallingford, for Alaska Herring Week 2017! N 45th Street in Wallingford has become the defacto New Japantown of Seattle, dwarfing the historic Japantown in the International District by sheer numbers and diversity of Japanese restaurants. Issian is one of two classic, lively Japanese izakaya bars on N 45th Street participating in Alaska Herring Week 2017.
Wanna make this at home? You can purchase the same Alaska Herring fillets being used by Seattle’s top chefs for Alaska Herring Week from Central Coop on Capitol Hill, Freshy’s Seafood Market on Mercer Island, Old Ballard Liquor Co. in Ballard, and Wild Salmon Seafood Market at Fisherman’s Terminal! Once you’ve done that, here’s the recipe:
Stone Grilled Alaska Herring with Miso Glaze
4 Fillets of Alaska Herring
Pickle herring fillets with below mixture for 1 hour
Remove and rinse with cold water
Baste and grill with sweet miso sauce
Sweet Miso:
Boil below on midium heat to burn alcohol stirring constantly to prevent sugar sticking to bottom
(the number is volume ratio. Make large batch and keep refrigerated for later use)
Plate with greens and cherry tomatoes
Honey balsamic drizzle
boil on high heat until desired sweetness and thickness
(the number is volume ratio. Make large batch and keep refrigerated for later use)
Alaska Herring Week 