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sean
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 5:47 pm Post subject: Treacle Cured Salmon

Just had this for dinner, jolly good it was too. The quantities and recipe are from Mark Hix's British Seasonal Food, I used a rather smaller bit of salmon.
1 salmon fillet (with skin), about 750g-1kg, trimmed
80g black treacle
1tsp fennel seeds, crushed
grated zest of one lemon
50g sea salt
1tbsp English mustard (I used powder though the original doesn't specify.)
2tsps coarsely ground black pepper

Lay the salmon skin side down on a sheet of clingfilm.
Warm the treacle in a bowl over a pan of simmering water until runny.
Mix all the other ingredients in with the treacle.
Spread over the salmon and wrap well in clingfilm.
Place on a deepish plate skin side down.
Leave at room temp for an hour then refrigerate for 48 hours.
To serve: Unwrap, get rid of excess liquid and marinade. Pat dry. Slice about 3mm thick.

jamanda
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 5:49 pm Post subject:
'Twas jolly nice.

Rob R

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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 5:58 pm Post subject:
It looks it!

sean
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 5:59 pm Post subject:
It'd be good as a starter or if you were having a posh picnic I reckon.

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 6:17 pm Post subject:
That does like rather good. I'll be trying this next week I think. A.

mihto

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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 6:23 pm Post subject:
I'll try it as well. This is a new way for me to think salmon. Have to start with a dictionary, though

jamanda
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 6:24 pm Post subject:
Sean thought it might be nice with maple syrup instead of the treacle.

mihto

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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 6:27 pm Post subject:
The only syrup we have is golden and English. What about honey?

jamanda
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 6:28 pm Post subject:
I think that would be too sweet. Can you get molasses?

mihto

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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 6:34 pm Post subject:
Not as far as I know, but then I never really tried. Will shop around a bit and think of substitutes. Honey mixed with more lemon, maybe. Honey and mustard sauce is lovely with meat as well. I'll try different recipes on smaller bits of fish. Salmon can certainly do with some variation!

sean
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 6:34 pm Post subject:
svart sirup according to google.

mihto

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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 6:37 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

svart sirup according to google.

Yes. Svart means black. We also use the word Melasse for the syrup we feed animals. When one lives in the sticks like I do the choices are not overwhelming. Will ask Erikht, he always has something up his sleeve when food is in the making.

Rob R

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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 09 10:04 pm Post subject:

mihto wrote:

Will ask Erikht, he always has something up his sleeve when food is in the making.

Sounds messy...

Cathryn

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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 09 6:40 am Post subject:

sean wrote:

It'd be good as a starter or if you were having a posh picnic I reckon.

Thank you and pretty foolproof (ie not dependant on the quantity of Pimms you haven't drunk before preparing it) which is what I need.

Cathryn

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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 09 6:42 am Post subject:
You were catering for three with this quantity were you?

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