Christmas Party Meal Series: Eastern European Salted Salmon Gravlax Salmon

Overview

Gravlax literally means salted. Eastern Europeans use sea salt and brown sugar to coat and press salmon fillets to dehydrate them. The meat of salted salmon will be firmer and the fish flavor will be stronger. Salting and adding various spices further enhances the taste of the fish!

Tags

• cold dishes
• western-style banquet
• western food
• brown sugar
• lemon
• onions
• salmon
• dill
• sea salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Mix the sea salt and brown sugar and spread half of it on one side of the fish.

   

2. 2 Sprinkle half of the lemon zest (yellow part) over the fish.

   

3. 3 Spread dill over fish.

   

4. 4 Finally, there are shredded onions.

   

5. 5 Cover with a layer of plastic wrap.

   

6. 6 Place the fish, including the plastic wrap, upside down on a clean baking sheet.

   

7. 7 Repeat steps 1-5 above

   

8. 8 Cover with plastic wrap, making sure the fish is completely covered with plastic wrap.

   

9. 9 Cover with a baking sheet and place something heavy on top. Store in an environment with a temperature below 4 degrees Celsius for 24-48 hours. During this period, the water spilled from the salmon needs to be cleaned up 2-3 times.

   

10. 10 This is salmon that has been salted for 48 hours. (The following part is shown in gif in the original text of the WeChat public account Chubbylens) Remove all plastic wrap, wipe off all salting spices, and rinse the fish body with drinking water. After draining with kitchen paper, place the fish on a deli cutting board. In order to improve the taste of eating, it is best to cut the fish fillets both thin and large. Therefore, if the selected salmon is not too thick, it is recommended to use a 45-degree diagonal fillet method. In addition, Japanese fish masters teach: When cutting fish fillets, try not to turn back the knife, that is, cut it with one knife, steadily, accurately and ruthlessly. The fish fillets produced in this way have the best taste.

    

11. 11 In terms of sauce, the most traditional way to eat it is: mayonnaise, yellow mustard, sea salt, pepper, lemon juice, chopped dill and a little olive oil.

    

12. 12 In addition, I also recommend a Southeast Asian-style sauce: lemon juice (lime is better), fish sauce, brown sugar and Sriracha.

    

13. 13 Use potato chips or crisps with salted salmon and sauce: a perfect match!