Gravlax, Salt-Cured Salmon Recipe

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Gravlax, Salt-Cured Salmon
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
88
Calories
Total time
4320
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 lb salmon , commercially frozen the process kills parasites, skin on
  • 1 tbsp medium kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp confectioners' sugar (powdered )
  • 1 tbsp dried dill (5 sprigs) or 1/4 oz fresh dill (5 sprigs)

Directions:

  1. It's best to buy two sides of the same salmon, or at least two opposites sides that are fairly close in size.
  2. The above ingredients are for 1lb of salmon, so adjust (presumably) upwards as required.
  3. Defrost salmon and pat dry with paper towels.
  4. Remove any bones you detect with clean pliers.
  5. Lay flat on a baking sheet covered with plastic wrap, skin side down, so that you can easily flip one side onto the other, back the way they would be if it were a whole fish.
  6. Take the salt, sugar and pepper and mix thoroughly in a bowl.
  7. Evenly apply the salt/sugar/pepper mix onto the salmon flesh, being careful to cover every part, with a little less for the thin ends, and more on the thicker parts.
  8. Sprinkle the dill over the salted fish.
  9. Flip one side over onto the other making a sandwich.
  10. Place one end of a long strip of muslin underneath the fish.
  11. Roll the fish over toward you, and tug a little on the muslin to tighten. Repeat until out of muslin.
  12. You don't need to tug very hard, each time you do it the pressure increases more and more.
  13. Place the fish on the baking sheet to catch drips and place in the fridge.
  14. Turn once or twice per day for three days.
  15. Unwrap, and rinse off the cure mix and dill quick as you can so the salmon doesn't soak too much. Carefully pat dry with paper towels. This will keep for a week or freeze for 3 months.
  16. With a sharp knife carefully slice on the diagonal to get slices as thin as you can without them falling to bits, leaving the skin.
  17. With practice you can become pretty good at this.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 88.14 Kcal (369 kJ)
Calories from fat 20.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.3g 4%
Cholesterol 26.08mg 9%
Sodium 487.48mg 20%
Potassium 226.56mg 5%
Total Carbs 4.07g 1%
Sugars 3.53g 14%
Dietary Fiber 0.16g 1%
Protein 12.03g 24%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 13mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 140.05 Kcal (586 kJ)
Calories from fat 32.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.65g 4%
Cholesterol 41.44mg 9%
Sodium 774.61mg 20%
Potassium 360.01mg 5%
Total Carbs 6.47g 1%
Sugars 5.6g 14%
Dietary Fiber 0.26g 1%
Protein 19.11g 24%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Iron 0.4mg 1%
Calcium 20.7mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.9
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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