Pickled Salmon Recipe - Cooking Index
This method of preservation is popular throughout the Pacific Northwest area.
Type: Fish2 lbs | 908g / 32oz | Salmon fillets - skinless, boneless |
1/3 cup | 78ml | White vinegar - distilled |
1/2 tablespoon | 7.5ml | Mixed pickling spices |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Brown sugar |
1/2 | Onion - peeled and sliced | |
6 | Lemon slices - thin | |
3 tablespoons | 45ml | Salt |
Sprinkle the salmon on both sides with the salt. Rub it in a bit. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Wash the salt from the salmon and place it in a solution of vinegar and brown sugar. Cover and refrigerate for 3 days.
Uncover, add the remaining ingredients, then cover and return to the refrigerator for an additional 3 days. Slice the salmon thin, across the grain, before serving.
This is great as a first course or appetizer served on thin-sliced dark bread or on rye crackers.
Source:
THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith - From the 08-21-1991 issue - The Springfield Union-News
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