~ Royal Union ~ Recipe

How to make it

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• Scratch skin side of fillets...but do not cut through skin,this is to allow moisture to seep through skin during curing process.
• Lay one fillet skin side down on a flat surface and brush with vodka...some say this will completely adulterate the delicate flavour,but, I believe that it brings the flavor out of the other ingredients and helps them permeate the salmon,I guess it just depends if you are a purest when it comes to making this recipe...either way...this has a silky smooth,meltingly,remarkable,tender texture.
• Sprinkle with just enough salt to cover the flesh.
• Using your hands cover entire flesh surface of salmon and salt with 1/2 inch layer of brown sugar.
• Heat the peppercorns until they dance,and become fragrant,then ever so gently...whack them with a frying pan,and sprinkle heavily.
• Top with lots of whole dill sprigs.
• Repeat salting process with remaining fillet and quickly flip onto the first fillet,flesh side onto the sugar coating side.
• Wrap both fillets tightly with cheesecloth,and place in a glass dish.Wrap top of dish in glad wrap,and place another glass over,then weight down.
• Now if your in Alaska...lets say Sitka...then I would give 'The Proposal' that you could do this outside...but if not, then use your ice box.
• Remove from the cold every 12 hours to drain liquid from dish...and flip salmon over,so that the upper fillet is now on bottom.
• Continue this process for 2 to 3 days,depending on how cured you like your salmon.
• Remove wrap,some would say to give the salmon a shower after this,but,that dilutes the flavor,just remove the dill and peppercorns as much as you can,then pat dry with towel.
• Examine the salmon for bones by feeling down along the middle line and along the outer edges.Using a boning knife,start at the tail end of the salmon fillets,slice thinly on the bias and at an angle,detach the skin...but keep.
• To Serve:
• This is your starter... You will wrap this around your finger,making a rose.Place this rose on top of a toasted bread diamond,or a crumpet.To this you may add another fresh dill sprig,a squeeze of meyer lemon,and call in the capers as well...or...you may give it a lashing of mustard sauce.
• Now remember your skin?
• Your going to need it in the morning.
• Take a mini torch...cause I did'nt want to get out the grill,rub the strips of skin with oil..now torch this until you have little strips of crispy critters.
• To Serve your King in the morning...the one you had wrapped around your finger.
• Well... just prepare 'Luxury Scrambled Eggs' topped with the rose,a strip of crispy,and a tiny spoonful of caviar,with a crystal flute of Champagne.
• ~ If you do this right,it is a great starter that just might stay for breakfast...after all,you can make any King a 'Castle' no matter where it's located,and in the 'Land Of The Midnight Sun' this could not be any truer!~
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