Gravlax, literally translated as salt stain, is an Eastern European dish that is wrapped in sea salt and yellow sugar and pressed to dehydrate the salmon.Salted salmon has a tighter flesh and a stronger fishy flavor.The salting is accompanied by a variety of spices to further enhance the flavor of the fish!

WHAT YOU NEED

Ingredients

1
500 grams of salmon
A moderate amount of pineapple
0.25 cups of sea salt
0.25 cups of sugar
One lemon.
One onion.

How TO MADE Eastern European salted salmon

Steps 1 to 4

1. After mixing sea salt and yellow sugar, apply half of it to one side of the fish's body.

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

3. The pineapple is spread on the fish.

4. Finally, the onion silk.

Steps 5 to 8

5. Covered with a layer of preservative film.

6. Place the fish, along with the preservative, upside down on a clean baking tray.

7. Repeat steps 1-5 above

8. Cover the fish with a preservative film to ensure that the fish is completely wrapped in a preservative film.

Steps 9 to 12

9. Cover a baking tray and press heavy objects on top.

10. Store for 24-48 hours in an environment below 4 degrees Celsius.

11. During this period, it is necessary to clean up the water spilled by the salmon, 2-3 times.

12. In terms of sauces, the most traditional dishes are: egg yolk sauce, yellow mustard, sea salt, pepper, lemon juice, pineapple powder and a little olive oil.

13. In addition, I also recommend a Southeast Asian-flavored sauce: lemon juice (green lemon is better), coconut oil, yellow sugar, and a lot of hot sauce.

14. With chips or crisps with salted salmon and sauce: no way!

Handy cooking tips

　　In Canada, on Christmas Day, December 25th, all but a handful of Asian-run restaurants will be open as usual, and the rest will be closed for the rest of the day, even if the McDonald's and all kinds of pizzerias are listed as open 24 hours a day, which is the only day allowed for rest in the franchise agreements of these stores.As a result, dinner at home with family and friends became the only option for the day.In order to reduce the pressure of the host family to prepare a meal for many people, there are parties where it is suggested that each family bring one dish, and communicate with each family in advance to avoid repeating the same thing.This form is called Popluck in English.In the next few issues, the recipes will be focused on this form of "popluck", introducing some dishes that can be made in large quantities, that can be prepared in advance and that are easy to carry.