Receta Salmon Crudo. Blah blah blah…
Food
31 Dec 2013
Salmon Crudo. Blah blah blah…*
Use the very best sustainable wild salmon you can find. Blah blah blah…
Oh yeah, Happy New Year. Blah blah blah…
I’ve been a little busy this week. Well this month. Blah blah blah…
Did I say happy New Year? How about some Salmon Crudo? Blah blah blah… Blah blah blah… Blah blah blah…
Are you still reading? Well then let me apologize. Blah blah blah… The holidays have me repeating myself. I’ve been running around to all the same parties, where I swear I see all the same people. I give all the same gifts and get some of the same right back. I ask people (with a Santa grin upon my face) if they tasted the Salmon Crudo. Blah blah blah…
I used to focus on the holidays much better than this. For example, take a look at my last years New Year’s Day post. You won’t see the phrase, blah blah blah…
So please forgive me for asking, but do you you ever feel like that? Like the holidays have you running around in circles saying all the same things to all the same people? Happy New Year. Blah blah blah…
Well I for one am happy to see the year turn anew, and I’m happy to spend part of that new year with you. I have plans for the blog. I have plans for my life. But until then. Blah blah blah…
Did I say happy New Year? How about Salmon Crudo? Blah blah blah…
*Yada yada yada for you Seinfeld fans. GREG
Ingredients
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 sprigs fresh fennel fronds (chopped)
- zest of 1 small tangerine
- juice of 1 small tangerine
- sea salt (as needed)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice (or as needed)
- ½ fennel bulb (cored)
- 2 radishes
- ½ pound Alaskan Kin Salmon belly (skinless and well-chilled)
- 1 tablespoon lightly packed whole tarragon leaves (as garnish)
Directions
In a small saucepan set over medium-high heat combine the sugar and both vinegars. Bring to a boil.
Lower the heat to medium and add the chopped fennel fronds and about half of the tangerine zest. Continue cooking until reduced to about 3/4 cup. Strain the syrup through a fine mesh sieve into a small bowl and allow to cool completely. Discard solids.
Meanwhile, put the tangerine juice in a medium bowl. Add the cooled tangerine and vinegar syrup a little at a time, completely incorporating each addition until you have a gastrique that is thick and viscous but not syrupy. You might not use all the tangerine and vinegar syrup. Stir in half of the remaining zest and a small pinch of salt. Taste the gastrique, adjusting seasoning as needed. If it needs a little more acidity, add as much or as little of the lemon juice as needed. It should be bright and tart with a hint of tangerine sweetness.
Use a mandolin to slice the fennel and radish into very thin slices.
Using a very sharp knife (and a single long slicing motion per section) cut the the salmon belly into ¼-inch slices. Trim the salmon removing any skin and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Arrange the salmon and radish slices in an alternating pattern across a chilled serving platter. Pile the fennel slices attractively to one side and then garnish with the tarragon leaves and the remaining tangerine zest. Finish with a little sea salt, and then drizzle some of the gastrique all around the plate.
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