Gravlax With Mustard And Dill Sauce Recipes

GRAVLAX WITH MUSTARD AND DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the mustard, sugar, vinegar, lemon juice and egg yolk in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
• Add the oil drop by drop to begin with; continue adding in a steady stream, until the sauce becomes thick and smooth, whisking constantly.
• Stir in the dill and season to taste.
• Cut the gravlax into thin slices, discarding the skin (gravlax is traditionally served thicker than smoked salmon).
• Place 3-4 slices on each serving plate and add a spoonful of the sauce on the side.
• Serve straight away with rye bread.

GRAVLAX AND MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• With tweezers or pliers, pull out the intermuscular bones of salmon. In a non-reactive dish (glass, porcelain, enamel or stainless) large enough to accommodate the salmon without crowding, scatter half of the sliced onions and sprinkle half of the dill on the onions. In a small mixing bowl combine the salt, sugar, peppercorns and juniper berries and mix them well. Rub half of this mixture into the flesh side of the salmon and spoon rub half the juice and vanilla on the flesh; set the salmon, flesh side down on the dill and onions. Rub remaining salt mixture into skin side of salmon and remaining lemon juice mixture over that. Lay remaining dill on salmon, then cover with last of onion slices. Cover with plastic wrap, then weigh the salmon down with bricks, small iron skillets or canned goods. Cover the dish and weights with aluminum and refrigerate for 2 to 3 days. During the marination time, spoon the juices the salmon give off and marinade back over the salmon. After 2 to 3 days, or when ready to serve, remove salmon from the marinade and scrape off dill and onions from skin side, but leave it on for garnish from flesh side. Slice salmon as thinly as possible on diagonal toward tail and serve with mustard sauce. Or set slices of salmon with a dab of mustard sauce on black bread for hors d'oeuvres. To make sauce, mix two mustards, sugar and vinegar until pasty. With a wire wisk, slowly beat in oil until it forms a thick mayonnaise like mixture. Stir in chopped dill.
• for sauce: 1/2 cup dark prepared mustard, 2 teaspoons dry mustard, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup white cider vinegar,/ 2/3 cup vegetable oil and 1/3 cup chopped fresh dill.

GRAVLAX WITH MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Make gravlax:
• Mix salt, sugar, and white peppercorns.
• Take a handful and rub it on both sides of the salmon. Place the salmon in a dish, and sprinkle the rest of the mix on top.
• Cover the salmon with dill, and let it stand for 6 hours at room temperature. Refrigerate for 24-30 hours, depending on how thick the salmon is.
• Make mustard sauce:
• Mix the mustard, sugar, and vinegar, and season with pinches of salt and pepper. Mix in the oil while you pour it in a steady stream. When the sauce has a mayonnaise-like consistency, stir in chopped dill.
• Slice the salmon off the skin in thin slices, and place them on a platter. Cut the skin in pieces, approximately 1/2" wide, and blacken them in a very hot cast-iron skillet. Decorate platter with lemon, dill, and skin.

GRAVLAX WITH MUSTARD AND DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• 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.