Swedish Gravlax SWEDISH - Northern European Recipe

Swedish Gravlax SWEDISH

🌍 Northern European Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 1 kg fresh salmon fillet skin-on
• 3 tbsp sea salt
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp white pepper
• large bunch dill
• 2 tbsp aquavit (optional)

Method

1. Mixing — Mix salt, sugar, pepper.
2. Layering — Layer: half the dill, one fillet skin-down, rub cure, aquavit, more dill, second fillet skin-up.
3. Wrapping — Wrap tightly; refrigerate 48–72 hours, turning twice daily.
4. Scraping — Scrape off cure; slice thin. Serve with mustard-dill sauce.

Tags: fresh salmon fillet skin-on, sea salt, sugar, white pepper, bunch dill · Source: Observatory Recipe Research Kitchen