Salmon Gravlax With Gin
This recipe for Gin-Cured Salmon is a wonderful way to enjoy a delicate and flavorful dish. The salmon is encased in a unique mixture of salt, sugars, and aromatic herbs, then left to cure in the fridge for a few days. The resulting salmon is beautifully seasoned, tender, and perfect for serving with a side of rye bread and a light green salad. It's a dish that will impress your guests and elevate any meal.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 2 x 1kg/2lb 4oz centre-cut pieces salmon
- 400g/14oz coarse sea salt
- 100g/3½oz light muscovado sugar
- 150g/5¼oz granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp dill
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp cracked black pepper
- 2 limes
- 100ml/3½fl oz gin
- 150g/5¼oz fresh dill
- 1 lemon
- rye bread
- lightly dressed green salad
Instructions
- Run your fingers across the top of the salmon fillets, removing any bones you find.
- In a large bowl, mix together the salt, muscovado sugar and granulated sugar until well combined.
- Grind the dill seeds, coriander seeds and cracked black pepper to a powder in a pestle and mortar. Sprinkle the seed powder over the salt mixture, then stir in the lime zest, gin and chopped fresh dill until well combined.
- Take a large piece of aluminium foil, large enough to wrap around both fillets of fish, and place one fillet of salmon, skin-side down, on top of it.
- Cover the salmon fillet with all of the salt mixture, then place the remaining salmon fillet, skin-side up, on top of it. Wrap the fillets tightly in the foil, then pierce a few holes in it using a cocktail stick (this allows excess liquid to drain from the fish).
- Place the fish onto a baking tray and place another baking tray on top. Weigh the top baking tray down with a couple of house bricks or weights from a set of kitchen scales. Chill in the fridge for 2-3 days, turning the packet of fish every 6-8 hours, where possible.
- To serve, unwrap the salmon, scraping off any excess salt mixture. Slice the fillets very thinly on the diagonal using a sharp knife, and serve with a wedge of lemon, rye bread and a simple green salad.
Yield
Serves 12
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