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Grandmother's Salmon - Salmó de l'Àvia

A traditional Catalan recipe for marinating fresh salmon with salt and sugar - an ancestral method that preserves fish perfectly.

Prep 15 min
Total 1455 min

  1. Prepare salmon: Remove all remaining bones from the edges with tweezers.

  2. Season: Place dill on top of the salmon.

  3. Prepare mixture: Mix 1kg sugar and 1kg salt.

  4. Cure: Cover the fish with the salt-sugar mixture and cover with plastic wrap.

  5. Refrigerate: Leave about 24 hours in the refrigerator.

  6. Finish: Then pour off the water that will have formed, discard the salt/sugar and rinse the fish under running water to remove the salt.

Nutritional Information

  • Preparation time: 15 minutes
  • Curing time: 24 hours
  • Total time: 24 hours 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy

Tips

  • It's important to use very fresh salmon
  • The ratio of salt and sugar must be equal
  • The fish is perfectly preserved with this method
  • Enjoy!