Cured Salmon

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Ingredients

  • 35 g fennel seeds
  • 2 teaspoons anise seed
  • 330 g caster sugar
  • 125 g sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon white peppercorns
  • 1 orange
  • 60 ml pastis
  • 2 baby fennel bulbs

Instructions

  1. Lightly toast fennel seeds and aniseed, set aside to cool.
  2. Add to mortar and pestle, and pepper and coarsely crush. Turn into a bowl then add sugar, salt and orange zest, mix well. Stir in juice from orange the Pastis. Set aside.
  3. Place a large piece of cling film on work bench, scatter 1/2 the sliced fennel bulb and then 1/2 the sugar/salt mix. Lie the fish skin side down then sprinkle remaining sugar/salt mix then fennel.
  4. Wrap in cling film and place on dish and weigh down. Leave in fridge for 3 days turning once a day.
  5. When ready to serve unwrap and brush off the sugar/salt and fennel.
  6. Use a sharp knife and slice at an angle in long swipping slices.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

192 kcal 10% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 4.6g 9% DV
Total Fat 4g 5% DV
Carbs 40.1g 15% DV
Fiber 3.7g 13% DV
Sugar 27.5g 55% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 9694.5mg 100% DV
Potassium 402.3mg 9% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 5.5mcg 1% DV
Vitamin C 12.5mg 14% DV
Calcium 169.8mg 13% DV
Iron 9.5mg 53% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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