How to Cure Salmon at Home and Make Gravlax

Unlike its cousins smoked salmon, lox, and nova, which are all usually brined and then smoked, gravlax relies on a one-step process.
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  • @l.goodman2134
    @l.goodman21343 ай бұрын

    I am sooo excited to try this recipe. I love the texture of cold smoked salmon and this seems like it will be the same texture but with different taste.

  • @catnhat1117
    @catnhat11173 ай бұрын

    I am absolutely going to try this at home! Thank you.

  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord83373 ай бұрын

    In the Pacific Northwest, our method is some of the same, but just with plain white sugar and (sea) salt. But, before any of the drying and koshering of the salmon meat, we put 4-6 paper towels over the sugar/salted salmon meat. Then apply an alder or cedar plank board and brick weights. The paper towels wicks up the excess water and juices, and can easily be removed, and another set of paper towels applied (depending on the level of water/juice excretion and absorption). With the final removal of the paper towels, one has a firm, modestly dry, modestly less oily salmon meat. This can be easily sliced on the diagonal for great salmon gravlax, or salmon bacon filets. Whether you want to then have a smoked product, one could have put some liquid smoke into the sugar/salt mix, or slightly cold smoke the salmon meat before hand. If after the fact, and one has gravlax or salmon bacon and want a slightly smoked flavor, then one can easily for the shortest of smoke times, cold smoke away from the heat, but get some smoke aroma onto the now-cut filets. All is good.

  • @jamesyoungquist6923

    @jamesyoungquist6923

    3 ай бұрын

    We're spoiled in the PNW to have such ready access to fresh delicious Pacific salmon 😋. Wild sockeye is my personal favorite

  • @karlaskitties

    @karlaskitties

    3 ай бұрын

    That’s what I was thinking. I would never use farmed. Love it with Coho or Sockeye. I also use 2 pieces and double amount of white sugar and salt plus some crushed juniper berries. First one layer of 1/3rd salt mix. 2 fresh bay leaves - I got a tree. First filet, skin side down, then 1/2 of remaining salt mix and 2 more bay leaves, second piece flesh side down, last of salt mix. No dill. Dill only for serving with sour cream. Cover and weigh down, I use dumb bells. Flip over after 24 hours. Then serve after another 12 hours, it will be too salty otherwise. I scrape and rinse filets off, and keep them in glass container with parchment between layers. They’ll be eaten in 2 days 😸

  • @johnlord8337

    @johnlord8337

    3 ай бұрын

    @@jamesyoungquist6923 While Chinook (black mouthed, King) salmon and Coho (white mouthed, Silver) salmon are the most-desired, the rest of the other salmon ... Kokanee (Sockeye, red salmon) and Humpback (pink salmon, "dog" salmon) are less entertained. Why ? Coloring ? More or less oily savory fish meat ? Or the actual texture of the King and Silver salmon is more firm flesh, while the red and pink are less firm and appear to be mushy fish meat texture and fall apart faster - whether smoked, brined, dried, or used in a baked or canned meat method. All is preference or locality. As the son (and fisherman) of a sports commercial fisherman, catching all of our WA/OR Chinook and Coho salmon, it is the only fish we ate. My cousins in Anchorage might have eaten more red and pink salmon.

  • @9Godslayer

    @9Godslayer

    3 ай бұрын

    There's also smoked salt, so, if you live in Oregon City then you can buy some from.the Spice Pilgrim tent at the OC.Farmers Market on Saturdays. They also have online ordering.

  • @johnlord8337

    @johnlord8337

    3 ай бұрын

    @@9GodslayerWould be nice to know if they have apple, cherry, peach, alder, cedar, mesquite, oak, maple, varieties of smokes.

  • @laurreneberry3480
    @laurreneberry34803 ай бұрын

    I've been wanting some gravlox. Now I'll make it.

  • @kojpetersson
    @kojpetersson3 ай бұрын

    Using either a vacuum bag/machine or a zip bag makes the curing easier and saves you the time to baste the fish since the liquid will keep in contact with the fish, all you need to do is to turn the fish once or twice a day.

  • @llin1038

    @llin1038

    3 ай бұрын

    Fantastic advise

  • @ay9955

    @ay9955

    3 ай бұрын

    Do you still weigh it down?

  • @kojpetersson

    @kojpetersson

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@ay9955 If you can have it in a bag with no air its not really needed since the purpose of the weighing down is to keep it in contact with the cure as much as possible and the firmness of the fish will come really well with just curing. I usually cure salmon for Christmas and several years ago I started using vacuum bags and I found it so much easier this way. Also I usually do two sides of salmon at the same time and I put them flesh side to flesh side and put one tail end towards the head end of the other so they will be similar in thickness and then with all cure and flavours in-between. And although I almost always cure with dill I also do a couple of options like fennel, anised and sometimes beetroot at the last 24 hours of the cure and you get this amazing color on the fish. And although I never use alcohol when I cure I've tried cured salmon with whiskey, pernod and also with akvavit and they are all great but I really like mine really classic and with a clean flavour. I also use white suger since I think using brown suger makes it a little bit to much caramel flavour and I don't want it cloying in the flavour and I think the brown suger makes it to much of the rich flavour, but I really like fish so that might be my preference, The quantity of suger to salt I think is best at 1 part salt to 1,5 part suger and I think 90 gr of suger and 60 gr of salt to 1 kg of salmon with skin is a good amount and it is really good to grate some freshly grated white pepper as well in the cure, have fun and enjoy it.

  • @Rob-xz6uv

    @Rob-xz6uv

    2 ай бұрын

    @@ay9955 Yes.

  • @lesterma1608
    @lesterma16083 ай бұрын

    After the slicing, a toasted onion bagel with with whipped cream cheese and some thin sliced red onion does it for me

  • @joefish4466
    @joefish44663 ай бұрын

    Center cut farm salmon, 1/3 cup light brown sugar, 1/4 cup kosher salt, dill and brandy. 3 days in the fridge with weights on the fish with daily bastings.

  • @mgweir3252
    @mgweir32523 ай бұрын

    I just got done making this and am eating it right now. Both my wife and I love this recipe. The only thing was I couldn't find the German black bread so we used a small cocktail rye and it was outstanding.

  • @jelsner5077
    @jelsner50773 ай бұрын

    I'm so glad I saw this. Gravlox has become so prohibitively expensive and now I can make my own

  • @mirandavikanderson6958
    @mirandavikanderson69583 ай бұрын

    My father made this once in our fridge i wasn't buying that you could eat it, i was a teen, i also am not a fish fan but i can't wait to see how you do it compared to my dad

  • @CarlRRogers
    @CarlRRogers3 ай бұрын

    You guys just have so much fun together. ATK would not be the same without you guys. Thanks for another great recipe!!!

  • @jullesadams1398
    @jullesadams13983 ай бұрын

    As always, it's a true pleasure to see you both cooking together!

  • @johanneskletzmeier877
    @johanneskletzmeier8773 ай бұрын

    I watched a Martha Stewart video about gravedlax and her instructions are a little too vague for me. Now your video changes everything and i feel confident to try it! 😊

  • @user-ge9fh5xm2k

    @user-ge9fh5xm2k

    3 ай бұрын

    Martha is a celebrity NOT a chef hence the different.

  • @goudagirl6095
    @goudagirl60953 ай бұрын

    this stuff is great even without the dill...have made it several times, and it's _wonderful!_

  • @Rob-xz6uv

    @Rob-xz6uv

    2 ай бұрын

    Without dill it is called Lox, and with dill it is called Gravlax.

  • @BillyHarvey

    @BillyHarvey

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Rob-xz6uv The prefix "grav" has nothing to do with dill. "Gravad Lax" meant buried (like a "grave") salmon, where the ground was used for temperature control during the curing process, though that traditional technique results in something more fermented than cured. The use of dill was generally because it was plentiful and resulted in a desired flavor and became traditional. In some places it's also served in a more modern way (in the in-use for few hundred years definition of modern) with a mustard sauce instead of a cream.

  • @Rob-xz6uv

    @Rob-xz6uv

    Ай бұрын

    @@BillyHarvey - yep, I agree that the prefix itself does not mean dill. However, Gravlax (spelt many diff ways) does mostly involve dill, whilst Lox does not involve dill.

  • @dremit97
    @dremit973 ай бұрын

    I just yelled to my wife "She's pouring E&J on the salmon!" what a world

  • @savannarichard6059
    @savannarichard60593 ай бұрын

    Yummy

  • @patreagan1654
    @patreagan16543 ай бұрын

    Great

  • @ohmbuoy1
    @ohmbuoy13 ай бұрын

    I am impressed with this vid... A diet of salmon at least once a week is my thing. However, it's nice to get something diff on a theme. Also, this is a crazy request.... my father was a jeweler watchmaker and he has shown me many things about that trade that are utterly fascinating. In that respect, Julia, your diamond ring is absolutely unique and gorgeous. The setting is so unusual. - Ralph Shaw.

  • @FamilyManMoving
    @FamilyManMoving3 ай бұрын

    I do the same thing but with cold-ish smoke (as cold as my green egg will go, but still above technical "cold smoke" temps) it at the end. I usually skip the weights, but it looks like a good idea. We also stopped using alcohol because the kids did not like the flavor it imparts. For smoke: Cherry, Alder or Maple are great flavors. Skip the oak, hickory or mesquite here; that is entirely too much for the fish. Alternatively, go ahead and brine it with the salt cure for half a day, then warm smoke until rare in the middle. Creamy and moist. Kids love that. I'd suggest something acidic on the side to cut through the richness, but YMMV. We like cucumber salad in rice wine vinegar.

  • @jasonbean2764
    @jasonbean27643 ай бұрын

    Fascinating.

  • @tcarad2
    @tcarad23 ай бұрын

    I would think that curing might be better in vacuum packing. Oddly enough vacuum sealers are not a kitchen gadget ATK has embraced in the cooking process. They really help marinate foods.

  • @sunblock8717
    @sunblock87173 ай бұрын

    lol, look at Bridget's face at 4:48

  • @eileenquimby1825

    @eileenquimby1825

    3 ай бұрын

    😅😂lol

  • @MossyMozart
    @MossyMozart3 ай бұрын

    In life, my friend made gravlax for every party she threw. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

  • @pwp8737
    @pwp87373 ай бұрын

    add horseradish to the crème fraîche

  • @smallrinilady
    @smallrinilady3 ай бұрын

    How do you source the salmon? Would any grocery store salmon do or do you need sushi grade to ensure its safe to eat raw. Is that what the brandy is for? Is there a non alcoholic liquid to use instead?

  • @carywilson6435
    @carywilson64353 ай бұрын

    What about the traditional honey mustard dill sauce?

  • @davidporan6840
    @davidporan68403 ай бұрын

    Very good simple recipe. My only comment would be discussing cutting out the dark meat or "Bloodline" at the bottom of some of the slices, as it is very strong and fishy in flavor and easy to remove. I also have a little bit more of a complicated gravlax curing and slicing video up on my page if anyone wants to check it out. There are many great techniques for this dish, including this one - which I love for its simplicity. Lox on!

  • @mayonnaiseeee
    @mayonnaiseeee3 ай бұрын

    Oh my gosh this looks so good. I really want to make this, but don’t want to have to go buy brandy. Can I use something else, or is it a must? If so, I’ll just go get some. Thanks ATK!

  • @lsamoa

    @lsamoa

    3 ай бұрын

    No alcohol needed

  • @WiseAilbhean
    @WiseAilbhean3 ай бұрын

    Ok Julia, I see your eyelashes 💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @Jacksirrom
    @Jacksirrom3 ай бұрын

    fmr alco here - what should i use instead of the liquor? plain water? some simple syrup?

  • @sandrah7512

    @sandrah7512

    3 ай бұрын

    Water works. Another suggestion in the comments on the (linked) recipe web page was onion juice. It was recommended to avoid acidic liquids like lemon juice as they will "cook" the fish like ceviche.

  • @eklectiktoni

    @eklectiktoni

    3 ай бұрын

    A quick search says that peach or apple juice are good subs for brandy. HTH

  • @Rob-xz6uv

    @Rob-xz6uv

    2 ай бұрын

    @@sandrah7512 You can add lemon zest to the salt/sugar mixture, without causing a problem like juice would.

  • @HarithBK
    @HarithBK3 ай бұрын

    rather than basting it once a day you can just place the fish in a ziploc bag and mush it about a bit once a day and flipping it at the end when you put the weights back on. also you don't need to use that much dill you won't really get that much more dill flavor doing it that way. lastly i feel the video lacked the most important point about making this the salmon has to have been totally frozen for at least 36 hours. now pretty much all salmon is frozen before sale but this also helps keep costs down. which is an other point in favor of this salmon might be expensive and removing most of the water won't make this cheaper but it is cut so thin a single pound of starting weight salmon is enough for 10 people.

  • @jennaforesti
    @jennaforesti3 ай бұрын

    Which brand of kosher salt is used in this recipe?

  • @DoughboyGod
    @DoughboyGod3 ай бұрын

    💯💯💯💰💯💯💯

  • @andrewcooley1915
    @andrewcooley19153 ай бұрын

    Could you use a vacuum press for this?

  • @werthmelissa
    @werthmelissa3 ай бұрын

    I would eat this with bagels! Just put cream cheese and top it with the gravlox. Had it at a restaurant.

  • @ZagnutBar
    @ZagnutBar3 ай бұрын

    Please develop a recipe for the wet brined salty belly lox that they sell at Russ & Daughters or Zabar's in New York. Every recipe online for "belly lox" is dry cure like this one but the salty lox is silky and not at all sweet, nor is it a dry firm texture. it has a moist, silky texture like salmon sashimi but with a whole lot more flavor. Because it's so salty, you cut it paper thin and eat it with a lot of cream cheese on a bagel. You don't use a lot as you would with nova. This is the original lox sold by Jewish immigrant vendors from pushcarts in the early 20th century. To my knowledge the only place that makes it is Acme Smoked Fish in Brooklyn, who supply R&D.

  • @petereriksson7166
    @petereriksson71663 ай бұрын

    It also need gravlax sås.

  • @willschmit436
    @willschmit4363 ай бұрын

    I love cured salmon, but am not a huge fan of dill -- that's why making it at home is an advantage. As long as we are talking about smorgasbord, I have a smoker, and when you have a smoker, everything has to be smoked - hahahha. The dry brined salmon is a nice breather...

  • @francelapierre8873
    @francelapierre88733 ай бұрын

    I use also white pepper also and brown sugar instead of a light one and I put some of the mix right on the pan and put the salmon over it and the rest of the mix on the fish.

  • @SE013
    @SE0133 ай бұрын

    Could you give us tips for how to avoid salmon with Anisakis? It's a major concern when not freezing/cooking salmon!

  • @brigabel8478

    @brigabel8478

    3 ай бұрын

    Just freeze it. Salmon without anisakis isn't a thing if you aren't eating farmed garbage (don't). Unless you are catching the salmon yourself, it's been frozen and you shouldn't need to worry.

  • @SE013

    @SE013

    3 ай бұрын

    @@brigabel8478 Actually, it's the opposite. Anisakis are found in wild salmons, not in farmed ones. Many fishmongers sell fresh salmon where I live, and freezing it below -20c at home is not possible. I don't feel comfortable eating cured salmon from lower quality frozen farmed fish for reasons other than Anisakis though? That's the dilemma.

  • @brigabel8478

    @brigabel8478

    3 ай бұрын

    @@SE013 that's what I said. There isn't a wild salmon on the planet that doesn't have anisakis. You can either freeze it to -20C or freeze it at home for longer. Anisakis is also almost exclusively found in the muscle of the abdominal wall so if you're that paranoid about it cut out the belly meat . Farmed salmon can also have and often do have anisakis especially if they are farmed in ocean pens

  • @SE013

    @SE013

    3 ай бұрын

    @@brigabel8478 Oops misunderstood the double negative, sorry :D and thanks

  • @rookhoatzin
    @rookhoatzin3 ай бұрын

    I live in Alaska, catch my own salmon and eat it at least once a week. Two things stand out for me in this video. First, I never heard of Gravlax! I thought i knew every way to cook salmon. From salmon gravy on potatoes to raw with seal oil and soy sauce... Second, you PREFER farmed salmon?? Oh my Lord what is happening to humanity? Farmed salmon isnt really even fish in my world, it isnt even food! But I am going out now to go get a fillet of wild caught copper river sockeye, the best salmon in the world, to make some Gravlax.

  • @georgerichardson5116

    @georgerichardson5116

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes! Let’s discuss the difference between farmed vs not farmed.. I’m disappointed that ATK promotes farmed fish..Will they respond? Probably not. I’m so close to unsubing. They promote so much that is really not healthy. WTF?

  • @5omePerson

    @5omePerson

    3 ай бұрын

    @@georgerichardson5116 There's no evidence that farm raised salmon is unhealthy. That's not to say that I don't think wild salmon taste better, but I understand some people grew up with and prefer the taste of farm raised.

  • @Lee-yy2lr

    @Lee-yy2lr

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@georgerichardson5116 Actually,farm raised salmon has more health benefits than wild salmon because of the greater Omega 3 content. While I get wild salmon when possible, you are wrong about the health factors. I am a retired fishing vessel captain then retired wholesale and retail seafood market worker.

  • @weege001
    @weege0013 ай бұрын

    love me some heavy cans.. oh wait, wrong thread

  • @Furree_68
    @Furree_683 ай бұрын

    Swedes have eaten Gravlax (in an alter form) since 1350 A.D. Then they buried, in Swedish "BeGRAVde", the salmon in wooden chest in the ground with salt to preserve it. Hence the name GRAVlax. Grav translate to Grave or Tomb. In the mid 1600 - ish we started to make it as in this video, with salt, suger and herbes.

  • @johnlord8337

    @johnlord8337

    3 ай бұрын

    With us Pacific West Coast Americans with brown, black, and polar bears, we wouldn't bury our fish, but put them up in Alaskan larder houses far above the height of any bear attempt !

  • @samuelgates5935

    @samuelgates5935

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@johnlord8337Including Yogi?.....He is "smarter than the average bear!"🐻

  • @johnlord8337

    @johnlord8337

    3 ай бұрын

    @@samuelgates5935 Only the Ranger has the locker keys - and Yogi isn't going to get them !

  • @samuelgates5935

    @samuelgates5935

    3 ай бұрын

    @@johnlord8337 🤣🤣🤣

  • @lsamoa

    @lsamoa

    3 ай бұрын

    Grav is short for gravad. It doesn't mean grave or tomb, just buried under the ground.

  • @byronholmes2496
    @byronholmes24963 ай бұрын

    YES.

  • @ritaferrall8393
    @ritaferrall83933 ай бұрын

    Great! I can now eat gravlax!

  • @binaryagenda
    @binaryagenda3 ай бұрын

    Can we make this without sugar?

  • @sabotabby3372

    @sabotabby3372

    3 ай бұрын

    then it would just be cured salmon

  • @Rob-xz6uv

    @Rob-xz6uv

    2 ай бұрын

    Without sugar, it has a saltier taste. It is "cured salmon" if no dill, regardless of sugar or no sugar. Cured salmon is known as Gravlax, if dill is added.

  • @shannonmedford5477
    @shannonmedford54773 ай бұрын

    Is there something else that can be used instead of brandy?

  • @Furree_68

    @Furree_68

    3 ай бұрын

    Vodka.

  • @johnmonhardt

    @johnmonhardt

    3 ай бұрын

    Traditionally we only use sugar. Salt and dill. Of course, it is up to each and everyone to add personal flavours. However we always eat it with Hovmästarsås…

  • @sandrah7512

    @sandrah7512

    3 ай бұрын

    or water.

  • @KenS1267

    @KenS1267

    3 ай бұрын

    Traditionally you'd use aquavit or vodka but no booze is needed. I've made it many times with just salt, sugar and dill. After making it with and without aquavit I'm not at all sure it does anything for the gravlax.

  • @karlaskitties

    @karlaskitties

    3 ай бұрын

    I would use Aquavit, maybe vodka or gin, def not brandy.

  • @alexv8279
    @alexv82793 ай бұрын

    Why not put the E&J brandy in another plain bottle?

  • @Jorrell81
    @Jorrell813 ай бұрын

    Can I skip the alcohol or is there an alternative to alcohol?

  • @HATINTHEKAT

    @HATINTHEKAT

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah you can easily skip it and just literally do salt and sugar, still tasty

  • @marcpeterson1092
    @marcpeterson10923 ай бұрын

    When I want to cure salmon at home, I give them a good juice cleanse and lots of kombucha.

  • @CHDean
    @CHDean3 ай бұрын

    Brandy options? (I don’t drink)

  • @sandrah7512

    @sandrah7512

    3 ай бұрын

    🤔The tiniest bottle you can find? 🤷🏼‍♀ (you can also just use water)

  • @lsamoa

    @lsamoa

    3 ай бұрын

    You don't need the brandy, most gravad lax is cured without alcohol

  • @Rob-xz6uv

    @Rob-xz6uv

    2 ай бұрын

    Drambuie!

  • @CHDean

    @CHDean

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Rob-xz6uv ?

  • @DiogoTechugo
    @DiogoTechugo3 ай бұрын

    It’s not easier to put the slice of salmon in a smaller container so that cover all the sides and the liquid don’t go the sides, but stays all together? Or we need the air to help?

  • @danieledwards4274
    @danieledwards42743 ай бұрын

    I bet smoked sea salt would be great

  • @bobpeterson9624
    @bobpeterson96243 ай бұрын

    First time I’ve heard of this

  • @kenken6550
    @kenken65502 ай бұрын

    3 days?!?

  • @Dunixify
    @Dunixify3 ай бұрын

    4:45 her face 💀

  • @chrisbaeppler3873
    @chrisbaeppler38733 ай бұрын

    Do you need the sugar? Im on keto diet.

  • @chili-rye123

    @chili-rye123

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes. That’s the whole point of this dish…don’t eat it if you have a restrictive diet

  • @dchenkin02

    @dchenkin02

    3 ай бұрын

    without the sugar you have lox, similar to gravlax but not the same result.

  • @chrisbaeppler3873

    @chrisbaeppler3873

    3 ай бұрын

    @@dchenkin02 Thankyou for a solid knowledgable answer. I like lox. I will try that.😀

  • @NaramataOC
    @NaramataOC3 ай бұрын

    My guess these guys are not from the West Coast. Most pacific salmon is far more flavourful than farmed and the ecological price of farmed salmon is significant.

  • @bdeitur
    @bdeitur3 ай бұрын

    Can you substitute Splenda and Splenda Brown Sugar Blend instead?

  • @sabotabby3372

    @sabotabby3372

    3 ай бұрын

    you cannot cure things in artificial sweeteners

  • @bdeitur

    @bdeitur

    3 ай бұрын

    @@sabotabby3372 How much of the curing is actually being done by the sugar? It seems like the kosher salt is doing most of the heavy lifting for the process. And if sugar does have a part in it, Splenda brown sugar blend is part regular brown sugar (it also contains erythritol / sugar alcohol) So you still have a mix of brown sugar in it anyway. It could be that a blend like that would just mean curing would take a bit longer. I appreciate your reply. But I'll humbly wait for the America's Test Kitchen food scientists to chime in ...if they ever see this. 🙂

  • @rockys7726
    @rockys77263 ай бұрын

    Can you add a little liquid smoke to give it more flavor? How long will this keep?

  • @Kaila999

    @Kaila999

    3 ай бұрын

    In the video, I believe she said 1 week in the fridge.

  • @dchenkin02

    @dchenkin02

    3 ай бұрын

    It would not be gravlax if it is cold smoked or add liquid smoke; salt, sugar, and liquid smoke would give you an imitation of cold smoked salmon.

  • @xazz
    @xazz3 ай бұрын

    I just shove it all into a zip lock bag and put it in the fridge for a few days. It's a much smaller footprint in your fridge and is basically self basting

  • @c.o.s.ismyname7701
    @c.o.s.ismyname77013 ай бұрын

    So farm raised salmon is okay to eat. Good to know.

  • @georgerichardson5116

    @georgerichardson5116

    3 ай бұрын

    Ah, no!

  • @Lee-yy2lr

    @Lee-yy2lr

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@georgerichardson5116 Farm raised salmon has greater health benefits because of the higher Omega 3 content. Also,farm raised salmon are tested constantly for disease. Can't check free swimming salmon. Please know what you are talking about before you comment.

  • @letteralex
    @letteralex3 ай бұрын

    Been making gravlax my whole life and i use maybe like a tablespoon of sugar. Seems kinda weird to me to add this much sugar, since its supposed to be salt cured. I just use coarse sea salt, a bit of sugar (I'd 1 teaspoon for that amount), dill and some pepper. Put the mix straight on the fish and gently rub it, just so it attaches. Make sure the fish is dry before add the mix. Leave it for a few days and its done. Also you definitely don't need that much of the salt mix, seems like a waste since 20% of that amount is plenty.

  • @curtismatsune3147
    @curtismatsune31473 ай бұрын

    "Here's what you're having. Here's how you'll eat it." Yes, please tell me how it tastes best. You know better than I do.

  • @chrisgrabowski2678
    @chrisgrabowski26783 ай бұрын

    If it isn't wild caught Alaskan Salmon, it isn't salmon!

  • @sassytbc7923
    @sassytbc79233 ай бұрын

    Wheat is cream fresh?

  • @aloras405

    @aloras405

    3 ай бұрын

    Cream freche is a cultured dairy product much like yogurt or sour cream but it has a higher fat content.

  • @fordhouse8b

    @fordhouse8b

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@_SurferGeek_ Or thin it down with a bit of buttermilk and heavy cream. Or just make your own by adding a bit of buttermilk to heavy cream and let it sit out for a day or so, until it has thickened.

  • @oceanwonders

    @oceanwonders

    3 ай бұрын

    Crème fraîche. it's french.

  • @fordhouse8b

    @fordhouse8b

    3 ай бұрын

    @@_SurferGeek_ Someone spending more than a day waiting for their gravlax to cure?

  • @roberttelarket4934
    @roberttelarket49343 ай бұрын

    Why is Julia wearing her diamond ring? I would think it would damage it over continuous use.

  • @HansWeberHimself
    @HansWeberHimself3 ай бұрын

    Smörebröd.

  • @denisesproat1449
    @denisesproat14493 ай бұрын

    Bit of a fish snob here. I strongly disagree about farm raised salmon. If you buy the right species, it will have plenty of fat, a better texture & a nice natural color. Farm raised salmon can't compare to wild caught salmon. Plus, when farm raised salmon escape, they cause diseases in wild populatins. It's just not great for the wild stock.

  • @itsnotatoober

    @itsnotatoober

    3 ай бұрын

    What's your evidence ?

  • @Lee-yy2lr

    @Lee-yy2lr

    3 ай бұрын

    I am retired from the commercial fishing and wholesale/retail seafood business and I have to say you are wrong. Seafood farming has come a long ways. Also the 1 year old salmon finally going out to Sea might get some external sea lice which might cause stress but when entering full salt water the lice die. And most farmed salmon are in man-made ponds quite a ways away from the rivers or oceans.

  • @Rob-xz6uv

    @Rob-xz6uv

    2 ай бұрын

    The flesh colour of farmed salmon is determined by the food they are fed. Wild salmon have a natural pink/red colour due to their diet. Salmon farmers can choose the flesh colour they want, from a colour card (!) supplied by the food manufacturer.

  • @Lee-yy2lr

    @Lee-yy2lr

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Rob-xz6uv I worked in the seafood but for 20 years and I can say you are wrong.

  • @Rob-xz6uv

    @Rob-xz6uv

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Lee-yy2lr Tasmania, an island south of mainland Australia (where I am) produces a huge amount of farmed Atlantic Salmon. If a colouring agent is not added to the food of salmon farmed in sea cages, the flesh is very pale (not as attractive).

  • @drgeniusphd
    @drgeniusphd2 ай бұрын

    Can you get away with leaving out/substituting the brandy?

  • @jonathanfilion7372
    @jonathanfilion73723 ай бұрын

    I didn't even know it was sick

  • @dancingqueenvh
    @dancingqueenvh3 ай бұрын

    How on earth could farmed salmon be recommended over wild?!

  • @Lee-yy2lr

    @Lee-yy2lr

    3 ай бұрын

    You cannot readily get wild salmon Year round. Also the farm raised salmon has a much higher healthy Omega 3 content which is better for curing. Aqua farming has come a long ways over the year. You won't believe how much seafood is farmed nowadays.

  • @70-860

    @70-860

    3 ай бұрын

    I love farm salmon over wild because of its texture. If you are used to wild salmon you probably won’t like farmed because of its texture too. I won’t use wild salmon to make Gravlax because it’s only cured, but even cold smoked. It’s been known many people had gotten liver problems, including liver cancer later on because of parasites in wild salmon sashimi. (parasites can go any where in your body including to your brain and under your skin, it’s absolutely gross!)

  • @Xwisit
    @XwisitАй бұрын

    Why don’t you buy a healthy salmon so you don’t have to cure it?

  • @ulyssesmelendres504
    @ulyssesmelendres5043 ай бұрын

    Whoa. Raw!?

  • @slickysan

    @slickysan

    3 ай бұрын

    Ahem sushi? What do you think sushi is lol.

  • @willek1335

    @willek1335

    3 ай бұрын

    good question that I bet more people wonder about.

  • @slickysan

    @slickysan

    3 ай бұрын

    @@_SurferGeek_ I know it's cured. Hence my surprise when the guy asks if it's raw. It makes no sense.

  • @keithanderson7720
    @keithanderson77203 ай бұрын

    pushing farm raised crap salmon?

  • @georgerichardson5116

    @georgerichardson5116

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah, eating fish that has to exist in its own poop is healthy. WTF?

  • @Lee-yy2lr

    @Lee-yy2lr

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@georgerichardson5116 They don't swim in their own poop. Landlocked pens are continually flushed, filtered and replaced 24/7 while much of your farmer salmon is in pens in the mouths of rivers where there is also constant water flow. While I do prefer wild salmon,farm raised salmon has greater health benefits because of the higher Omega 3 content.

  • @kojpetersson
    @kojpetersson3 ай бұрын

    And also please if possible promote the idea of using land farmed salmon rather than sea farmed since the sea farming is having some seriously damaging effects to the environment. Also worth to mention is that many other fat fishes are excellent for to grava such as mackerel, char and trout are just some.

  • @EnlightenedEndeavor
    @EnlightenedEndeavor3 ай бұрын

    Parasites?

  • @johnfincher496
    @johnfincher4963 ай бұрын

    Nice recipe but please don’t use the popup product links ever again. They’re incredibly annoying.

  • @marilynsnider8183
    @marilynsnider81833 ай бұрын

    I'd leave out the brandy. It tastes weird.

  • @aloras405

    @aloras405

    3 ай бұрын

    You won’t taste the brandy but it helps with the curing process.

  • @georgerichardson5116
    @georgerichardson51163 ай бұрын

    Do research on farmed vs wild caught salmon, please! So disappointed you push farmed salmon. Ready to unsubscribe.

  • @Lee-yy2lr

    @Lee-yy2lr

    3 ай бұрын

    You obviously didn't research it properly. I am a seafood expert and nowadays farmed salmon is fine. Let us make a little list. All being farmed: Salmon, catfish, shrimp, redfish, cobia, halibut, trout, sturgeon, tilapia, oysters,clams, mussels, crawfish, some pompano, some flounder,beef, pork,elk, pheasant, quail, turkey, chicken, edible seaweed,sea urchins and so many more land and sea products. And by the way,wild salmon may contain mercury being a migratory species.

  • @RIPMrAlwaysFirst
    @RIPMrAlwaysFirst3 ай бұрын

    First

  • @divisionisfakenews197

    @divisionisfakenews197

    3 ай бұрын

    Second

  • @izzy4reel

    @izzy4reel

    3 ай бұрын

    Turd

  • @floridaorbust5038
    @floridaorbust50383 ай бұрын

    Remove jewelry and wear food gloves

  • @HuongBui-cy5rg
    @HuongBui-cy5rg3 ай бұрын

    Too bad, it’s too much sugar for diabetic folks.

  • @dchenkin02

    @dchenkin02

    3 ай бұрын

    Actually most of the sugar gets lost in the liquid, same with the salt. Sugar and salt curing actually doesn't make the salmon sweet.

  • @chili-rye123

    @chili-rye123

    3 ай бұрын

    Then don’t it eat or don’t get diabetes

  • @sabotabby3372

    @sabotabby3372

    3 ай бұрын

    @@chili-rye123"simply don't develop liver problems" you are a tar pit

  • @radioteletype
    @radioteletype3 ай бұрын

    Sodium is high. Not good for health

  • @absumption894

    @absumption894

    3 ай бұрын

    Then don’t eat it.

  • @lsamoa

    @lsamoa

    3 ай бұрын

    Better for your health than eating the fish rotten. These techniques have existed for centuries for a reason.

  • @samuelgates5935
    @samuelgates59353 ай бұрын

    Used to make this in a restaurant up in Harlem where I was the chef. The owner was mad at me for "wasting" good salmon. One day he came in with some bagels, I took a bagel, added some seasoned cream cheese.......he came back for seconds.🥯🥯

  • @JK-zq2tn

    @JK-zq2tn

    2 сағат бұрын

    What did you do to make the seasoned cream cheese?

  • @samuelgates5935

    @samuelgates5935

    2 сағат бұрын

    @@JK-zq2tn Soften cream cheese. Lemon zest, lemon juice, fresh chopped parsley, black pepper, chopped capers, red pepper flakes 😋😋 Use your imagination.

  • @davidyoung8875
    @davidyoung88753 ай бұрын

    It's been 3 days and Bridget is still wearing the same shirt!! Ewww

  • @sabotabby3372

    @sabotabby3372

    3 ай бұрын

    they probably filmed these things all the same day, it *is* a studio