gravlax from cooks illustrated
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This recipe was personally prepared by Maddy Stafford for the October 2015 meeting of the Curious Cuisiners. Number of servings not noted, probably depends on serving size. From the Cooks Illustrated magazine.
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yield
serving(s)
cook time
18 Hr
method
Refrigerate/Freeze
Ingredients For gravlax from cooks illustrated
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3 mdred onions, peeled, quartered, juiced and foam skimmed to yield 2 cups juice
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1 ckosher salt
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3/4 cgranulated sugar
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1 tspground white pepper
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2 cchopped fresh dill leaves (both stems and leaves)
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1whole salmon fillet (3-4 pounds), skinned, excess fat and brown flesh removed, and bones removed
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1 cminced fresh dill
How To Make gravlax from cooks illustrated
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1Pour onion juice into a 4 cup glass measure. Add salt and sugar; stir to dissolve. Stir in pepper and the coarsely chopped dill.
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2Place salmon in 2-gallon zipper-lock bag. Pour in marinade, seal bag, and place on a jelly roll pan.Marinate should barely cover fish. Place second jelly roll pan over fish and set about 7 pounds of weight (heavy cans or bricks work well) on top of pan. Refrigerate weighted fish until very firm, 12 to 18 hours, depending on the thickness of the fish.
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3Remove salmon fillet from bag and dry with paper towels. Evenly distribute the minced dill over belly side of the fillet, then press dill into flesh. (Gravlax can be wrapped in parchment paper, then plastic wrap and refrigerated up to 1 week.)
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4Just before serving, place fillet, belly side up, on work surface. Slice desired amount of gravlax. Rewrap and refrigerate unsliced gravlax for later use.
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