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Swedish Sugar and Salt-cured Salmon
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Swedish Sugar and Salt-cured Salmon

7 ingredients 9 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

261
Calories
20g
Protein
13g
Fat
13g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 2 lbs center cut salmon fillets
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup coarse salt
  • 15 coarsely crushed white peppercorns
  • 1 bunch dill
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Directions

1

Remove any small bones from the fillets .

2

Mix the sugar, salt and pepper in a bowl.

3

Cover the bottom of a baking dish and rub half of the sugar-salt mixture into the first fillet.

4

Cover with 1/3 of dill.

5

Cover in plastic wrap.

6

Place a cutting board with some heavy weights on top and marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

7

Remove from plastic wrap and discard accumulated juices.

8

Rewrap and refrigerate another 24- 48 hours.

9

Scrape off the marinade and slice paper thin.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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