Cured Salmon Recipe - Cooking Index
Cured Salmon Recipe - Cooking Index
| 1/4 cup | 59ml | Coarse salt |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Sugar |
| 1 | Salmon filet with skin - (3 lbs) | |
| 1 | Water - mixed with | |
| 3 tablespoons | 45ml | Salt |
| Lemon wedges - for serving |
Combine the coarse salt and sugar. Lay the salmon in a flat shallow container skin-side down and rub with the salt-sugar mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 24 hours.
Bring the salted water to a boil; stir to make sure the salt is dissolved. Cool. Pour over the salmon (the liquid should cover the fish), cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
Remove the salmon from the liquid and pat dry. Use a very thin, sharp knife to slice the salmon thinly on the diagonal. Serve with lemon wedges.
This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.
Each of 8 appetizer servings: 198 calories; 650 mg. sodium; 76 mg. cholesterol; 9 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 1 gram carbohydrate; 27 grams protein; 0 fiber.
Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 12-11-2002
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