Eastern European salted salmon recipe

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    Mix sea salt and brown sugar and apply half of it on one side of the fish body.

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    Sprinkle half of the lemon peel (yellow part) over the fish.

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    Spread dill over fish.

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    The last thing is the onion shreds.

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    Cover with a layer of plastic wrap.

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    Invert the fish together with the plastic wrap and place it on a clean baking plate.

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    Repeat steps 1-5 above

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    Cover with plastic wrap to ensure that the fish body is completely wrapped in plastic wrap.

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    Cover with a baking dish and place a heavy object on top. Store in an environment with a temperature below 4 degrees Celsius for 24-48 hours. During this period, the water spilled from the salmon needs to be cleaned up 2-3 times.

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    This is salmon that has been salted for 48 hours. (The following part is shown in gif in the original text of the WeChat public account Chubbylens) Remove all plastic wrap, wipe off all salting spices, and rinse the fish body with drinking water. After draining with kitchen paper, place the fish on a deli cutting board. in order to improveFor the taste of eating, it is best to slice the fish fillets both thin and large. Therefore, if the selected salmon is not too thick, it is recommended to use the 45-degree diagonal fillet method. In addition, Japanese fish masters teach: When cutting fish fillets, try not to turn back the knife, that is, cut it with one knife, steadily, accurately and ruthlessly. The fish fillets produced in this way have the best taste.

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    In terms of sauces, the most traditional way to eat them is: mayonnaise, yellow mustard, sea salt, pepper, lemon juice, chopped dill and a little olive oil.

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    In addition, I also recommend a Southeast Asian-style sauce: lemon juice (lime is better), fish sauce, brown sugar and Sriracha.

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    Use potato chips or crisps with salted salmon and sauce: a perfect match!

Tips

In Canada, on Christmas Day, December 25th, except for some restaurants run by Asians that will remain open as usual, the rest are closed. Even Mai XX and various pizza restaurants that claim to be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, this is The only day off allowed in these stores' franchise agreements is the day off. Because of this, entertaining relatives and friends at home has become the only option on this day.

In order to reduce the pressure on the host family to prepare meals for many people, some parties will ask each family to bring their own dish, and communicate with each family in advance to avoid repeating the same dish. This form is called Popluck in English.

The recipes in the next few issues will focus on the form of popluck, introducing some dishes that can be made in large quantities, prepared in advance and easy to carry.