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How To Make Gravlax

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How To Make Gravlax
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Gravlax Recipe. This tangy marinated fish dish offers an exotic alternative for an appetizer at a dinner party. Your guests will never guess just how easy it is to make. Delight in our Gravlax recipe. Enlarge Gravlax Recipe. This tangy marinated fish dish offers an exotic alternative for an appetizer at a dinner party. Your guests will never guess just how easy it is to make. Delight in our Gravlax recipe.
Serves:
8 to 10
Preparation Time:
12 hours 10 minutes
Cooking Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
12 hours 20 minutes

Step 1: Check for bones

  • 500 g salmon fillets, skinless
  • 8 tbsp salt
  • 1 orange, the juice and zest
  • 6 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp black peppercorns, crushed
  • 1 tsp whole allspice berries, crushed
  • 1 large bunch of fresh dill, chopped
  • 1 tbsp cognac
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 knife
  • 1 deep tray
  • 1 kitchen tweezers
  • 1 cling film
  • 1 kitchen paper
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 spoon

Step 2: Make the marinade

In a bowl mix the sugar, salt, peppercorns, all spice berries, orange zest, cognac, orange juice and most of the dill (save some for later).

Step 3: Marinate the fish

Line a deep tray with cling film, spread some of the marinade in the tray, and place the salmon on top. Pour the rest of the marinade over the salmon. Cover with cling film and place in the fridge for 12 hours, turning the salmon over once.

Step 4: Remove the fish

Take the salmon out of the fridge and remove it from the marinade. Wash it with cold water and dry with kitchen paper.

Step 5: Rub with oil

Pour a little olive oil over the salmon and rub it in. Spread the remaining dill on top of the fillet. TIP: Gravlax will stay fresh for a week if wrapped in cling film and placed in the fridge.

Step 6: Slice and serve

Slice the salmon thinly with a sharp knife. Serve with crusty bread and mustard.
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  1. larsf

    1. No you don't cook it over heat. Salt and acids are how you cook without heat. 2. This is a simple recipe. If it tastes awful, you might have used spoiled salmon. Or you don't like fish that was not cooked using a heat source.

  3. Anonymous

    Thats not the way you making real gravlax,cured salmon!its fast true but not the best taste..

  4. Anonymous

    I made this recipe and thought it was just perfect. Best gravlox recipe I have ever made. I linked to it from my food blog www.cookingwithrachael.com

  5. Anonymous

    Most marinated fish fillets are prepared similarily. Seliodka (russian way of marinated herringa) is wery close to prepare.

  6. Anonymous

    WHAT ? ISN'T IT GONA BE FRIED OR GRILLED ?