Bamboo Bash Gravlax

[jvh]

Here is my recipe for the Bamboo Bash Gravlax.
I use 2 Himalayan Pink Salt Slabs that are 8"x12"x1 1/2". This size will hold 2 one pound salmon fillets. I put one slab on a rack in a sheet pan as shown in the photo.


Cover this slab with fresh dill and lay the fillets on the dill skin side down. To the flesh side add raw sugar, dry mustard, coriander seeds and cover with fresh dill. (I don't have measured amounts but would guess 1 teaspoon sugar and coriander seeds and one tablespoon dry mustard per fillet) Place the second slab of salt on top and cover with plastic wrap. Put this in the frig for about 3 days for frozen salmon. Make sure you have a strong shelf to put it on as this is very heavy. Fresh salmon will cure in about 2 days. When the salmon is ready slice thin and serve.
A tip when using frozen fillets. Unwrap the frozen fillets and place on a rack to thaw. This allows excess water to drain. Also pat with paper towels to help remove the water. The more water you can remove the better it will cure.
Mustad sauce:
1/4 cup Dijon mustard. 1 teaspoon ground dry mustard. 3 tablespoons raw sugar. 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar. 1/3 cup olive oil. 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill. Combine the mustards, sugar, and vinegar in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in the oil and stir in the chopped dill. Serve with the gravlax.
Serve with cocktail rye bread or crackers, cucumber slices, lemon wedges and fresh dill.

Enjoy

Vern

[halh68]

Thanks Vern,
That was some great stuff! Now to scour the net for a couple of the salt slabs. Seems like I come home with new cane and new recipes every time.

[ablecane]

Sounds like a winner! Thanks.

[jvh]

FYI
I found my large salt slabs at Trader Joe's just before Christmas for a very good price. It may be a yearly thing. I also found some 4"x8"x2" bricks in the deer hunting section of a farm supply store. They were for using as a salt lick. I believe they were seconds because all had a corner chipped off which didn't matter. So I bought several. They work great for small batches.

Vern

[tunafart]

Hi fellas-
This is my first venture into the 'Kitchen', but this thread cries for another pic.
As some might know, Vern brought his excellent fish dish to the recent Townsend Bash.
Immediately on taking the foil cover off, you could feel the gravity shift, and most-all the guys
just fell towards the the Gravlux plate. Finely made, and a treat all 'round.
Just look at this:

[Eddie Southgate]

Salt blocks for Deer and livestock usually have several things added that add to the health and welfare of the animals but I would not swear that they would all be good for you or your Salmon. I'd check with the manufacturer before I used them.I did as a child eat a piece off the white cattle blocks but they are straight salt with nothing added. If it's red or yellow it's a mineral block or contains sulfur . Eddie <*)))><

[jvh]

I did check. I thought the same thing. They are pure salt and not manufactured and don't have anything added.
Thanks
Vern

[snorider]

Oh I love that stuff, my foreign exchange brothers mom pampered us with traditional swedish gavlax and crisp rye bread. Every evening with wine we ate it piled with lots of fresh dill on top and fresh mustard sauce, what a great way to enjoy good salmon. I will have to hunt around for some of those salt blocks.
Thanks

[cheffy]

Sir la table store have the salt blocks and also salt block shot glasses for your Aquavit shots. Also look at bed bath and beyond for salt blocks.

[snorider]

Thanks Cheffy we actually now have a BB and B store here which is somewhat sad to me, but I am heading over tomorrow to check for salt blocks anyway.

[jvh]

Hey guys
At this years Bash in Townsend TN several folks asked for the recipe so I bumped this up.
Vern

[tunafart]

I am glad, once again, to show the delicious end result:
2019 Bamboo Bash

[munsey w]

One of the best things I have had in a long time! Thanks again Vern

[flyrod]

Thanks Vern, the Gravlax was outstanding, so good in fact that I had it for my dessert

[jvh]

Thanks guys. I think it's a good snack at a bamboo/fishing gathering. Glad everyone liked it.
Vern

[maruoff]

By the way you can do this with larger trout or brook trout as well just in case you didnt know (which probably is not the case). Its incredibly easy and delicious.