Albacore Gravlax-then Stovetop Smoked

Started by whalebreath, August 28, 2018, 12:12:41 AM

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whalebreath

With the plenitude of Albacore Tuna here in Casa Whalebreath it's time for some new recipes-this one came to me just as the fishing day ended.

Albacore Loins covered with cracked black Pepper  then submerged in 50/50 mix of sugar & salt & left to cure to for 24 hours


Loins fully cured most salt/sugar shaken off-much Pepper remains


Delectable chunk of Albie-this stuff is perfect!


Half done in the stovetop smoker


Completely done!


After 24hrs in the fridge


Rich delicious meaty little bites- tasting of the sea, black Pepper, & smoke



David Hall


Tightlines667

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swill88

Quote from: Tightlines666 on August 28, 2018, 01:50:55 AM
Man, that looks good!

X2!

Does the sugar salt mix stay dry?  Does it matter?

Steve


Maxed Out


Can't find that at your local supermarket

Looks like you are living the good life Carl

  Ted
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philaroman

not knocking your beautiful final product, but to me they look perfect after 3rd photo...  is the heat necessary?  would higher salt ratio in the cure, be safer to wolf 'em down uncooked?

whalebreath

Quote from: swill88 on August 28, 2018, 02:17:03 AM
Does the sugar salt mix stay dry?  Does it matter?
It takes some of the moisture out of the fish and is dampish on the bottom.

Quote from: philaroman on August 28, 2018, 03:08:38 AM.... to me they look perfect after 3rd photo...  is the heat necessary?  would higher salt ratio in the cure, be safer to wolf 'em down uncooked?
I often do Salmon this way and decided to see WTH would happen with Albacore-it's certainly not necessary to add heat and much of this fish will be eaten cured.

I eat Sushi several times a month so eating raw is a way of life.

More or less salt there are countless recipes-Jack Whelan says in his book that the further south you go in Europe the more sugar & herbs are used in Gravlax.

Shark Hunter

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Hardy Boy

That looks killer Carl ! Next year we will have to catch more ........................ and have better weather !


Cheers:

Todd
Todd