Gin-Cured Arctic Char On Rye Toasts

• 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup kosher salt
• 2 ounces (1/4 cup) gin
• 1 tablespoon juniper berries, crushed
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2 (1 1/4-lb.) skin-on Arctic char fillets (ask your fishmonger to remove pin bones)
• 32 cocktail rye bread slices
• 1/4 cup (2 oz.) butter, melted
• 1/4 cup coarse-grain mustard
• 1/4 cup finely chopped cornichons
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives

1. Stir together dill, sugars, salt, gin, juniper berries, peppercorns, and orange zest in a medium bowl.
2. Place a large piece of plastic wrap on a rimmed baking sheet. Place 1 fillet, flesh side up, on plastic wrap. Pour dill mixture over fillet, and press lightly to coat. Top with second fillet, flesh side down. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap.
3. Place baking sheet on bottom shelf of refrigerator. Place another baking sheet on top, and weigh down with several plates, cans, or even rocks. Chill 24 hours, turning wrapped fillets at least once.
4. Unwrap fillets. Place fillets, flesh side up, on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; chill for 12 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 375u0b0F. Brush bread slices with melted butter. Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool completely, about 5 minutes. Slice fish diagonally into paper-thin slices. Top each bread slice with 2 fish slices and 1/2 teaspoon each mustard, cornichons, and chives.
6. Total 36 hours, 15 min., including 24 hours chilling and 12 hours standing

dill, brown sugar, sugar, kosher salt, gin, juniper berries, black peppercorns, orange zest, char, cocktail rye bread, butter, coarsegrain mustard, cornichons, fresh chives

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/gin-cured-arctic-char-on-rye-toasts (may not work)