Recipe courtesy of Kathleen Daelemans
Gravlax
Ingredients
1/4 cup coarse salt
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 oz. roughly chopped dill with stems, about one small bunch
1/4 cup citrus vodka (optional)
1 pound salmon, skin on
Directions
- Into a zipper-lock bag, pour salt, sugar and dill. Squish around until combined. Add vodka, squish around some more. Add salmon to the bag. Rub and press some of the marinade over the salmon flesh. Press the two pieces together sandwich style. Rub the rest of the marinade over the skin side of the salmon. Seal the bag. Place in the refrigerator overnight.
- Every time I thought of making gravlax at home, I nixed the idea because I couldn?t imagine trying to stuff a whole salmon into my refrigerator. My mother says to me one day, "Why don?t you just try a pound, Kathleen? You?re not feeding an army." .