Gravlax

Source/Author: Lu

"Swedish cooking is known for its simplicity, clean flavors, and reliance on fresh, local ingredients. It's a cuisine that honors nature, emphasizing balance and harmony in every dish."

Ingredients:

• sugar	5 tablespoons
• salt	4 tablespoons
• dill stems	10-12
• salmon fillet with skin	2 lb (907 g)

1. Combine salt and sugar in a bowl.

2. Dill: wash, dry with a clean towel and finelly chop.

3. Cut the salmon fillet into 2 pieces (crosswise).

4. On a piece of foil: place one tablespoon of of salt and sugar mixture, sprinkle with chopped dill and place one salmon filet skinside-down on sugar-salt-dill mixture.

5. Place 3.5 tablespoons of sugar-salt mixture on salmon filet and rub well into the salmon.

6. Set aside about 1 teaspoon of diil. Spread the rest of the dill on top of the fillet.

7. Repeat 5 with second salmon fillet.

8. Fold up both pieces with the skin on the outside. Sprinkle skinside of the second fillet with the rest of salt-sugar mixture and dill.

9. Cover with foil, place in container and chill in the refrigerator for 3 days.

10. Extract the marinated salmon from the skin and cut into very thin slices crosswise.