Gravlax With Mustard and Dill Sauce
- 3 12 lbs fresh salmon (centre cut)
- 1 bunch fresh dill (1 large bunch, chopped coarse)
- 14 cup pickling salt
- 14 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons white peppercorns, crushed
- 4 tablespoons grainy mustard
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 13 cup vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped fine
- Have the salmon filleted into 2 matching pieces.
- Place one fillet, skin side down in a deep baking dish or casserole.
- Sprinkle dill over salmon.
- Combine salt, sugar and crushed peppercorns.
- Sprinkle evenly over dill.
- Top with other half of the fish, skin side up.
- Cover with foil and set a heavy platter slightly larger than the salmon on top.
- Pile the platter with 3 or 4 cans of food.
- Place in fridge for 48 hours.
- Turn fish every 12 hours, basting with liquid marinade that has accumulated -- separating the halves to baste the salmon inside.
- Replace the platter and weights each time.
- After 48 hours, remove fish from marinade, scrape away dill and seasoning and pat dry with paper towels.
- Place separate halves, skin side down on a carving board and slice the salmon halves thinly on the diagonal, detaching each slice from the skin.
- Mustard Sauce: In a small bowl, combine mustards, sugar and vinegar.
- Slowly whisk in oil until mixture thickens.
- Stir in dill.
- Cover and chill.
- Just before serving, whisk sauce.
salmon, dill, pickling salt, sugar, white peppercorns, grainy mustard, mustard, sugar, white vinegar, vegetable oil, fresh dill
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gravlax-with-mustard-and-dill-sauce-236644 (may not work)