Gravlax

"A classic way to cure salmon, really easy and worth the slight effort."
 
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Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
5
Serves:
4-12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Lay a LARGE sheet of plastic wrap over the dish.
  • Mix Rub ingredients in a small bowl-- if using fresh dill, chop it up and rub it on the fish first.
  • Lay fish, skin side down, on the lined dish, evenly spread rub over fish, with more in the thicker areas of the fillet.
  • Wrap plastic up and over the fish.
  • Place second dish on top, place weight on top of second dish.
  • Refrigerate for 48-72 hrs.
  • Check every 12 hrs or so to see if dish needs to be drained.
  • (some fish oil will seep out of the package).
  • Remove fish from package, scrape off remaining rub, cut into very thin slices across the bias, stopping at the skin.
  • Serve with bagels, horseradish cream dressing, capers, more dill, greens, vinagerette, honey mustard, bread rounds, etc.

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Reviews

  1. Very good results for so simple a recipe. Thinly sliced, served with capers and red onion slivers, this made 30 servings for $9!
     
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