Salmon Cured with Irish Whiskey

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    , plus leftovers
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

  • About

Ingredients

  • 1 tail of wild salmon, when available, weighing about 1 kg (2lbs)
  • 5 tab

Method

Have the fish scaled before dividing into two neat fillets. Remove as many bones from the fillets as possible.

Mix the salt, sugar, pepper and whiskey.

Spread a few fronds of dill in the bottom of a rectangular dish, large enough to take the piece of fish. Spoon 3 tablespoons of the