Cured Salmon
Ingredients
Preparation
About
Cured Salmon makes a great appetizer or sandwich filler. The recipe I am posting here is usually served as an appetizer and can be used for sandwiches with the addition of few other simple condiments.
If you like smoked Salmon then you will love this recipe for "Cured Salmon" . In my opinion, cured Salmon tastes better than store bought smoked Salmon. It is so easy to prepare, all you need to consider when preparing it is the time, since this recipe takes 10 minutes to prepare but you have to wait three days before you can eat it!
The process of curing meats and fish has been around for ages as a way to preserve meats and fish from spoiling before refrigeration was invented.
Curing meats and fish is found in almost every culture, extending from East Asia , Middle East to Scandinavian Europe and the Americas including Native Americans.
For this recipe, salt and sugar are used in generous quantities as preserving agents. The salt and sugar "cook" the meat by drawing the liquid out and replacing it with salt and sugar mixture. Don't worry about the Salmon being too salty or too sweet, the Salmon fillet is rinsed thoroughly before serving and the flavor of the rest of the ingredients used will remain and enhance the taste of the fish.