Mastering the Art of Salmon: 5 Mouthwatering Recipes from Just One Fish!

[@jacobflinkgaming]

Swedish tip for Gravlax or "gravad lax": keep the skin on to make is easier to slice without ripping. Cut some slits in the skin to let the brine penetrate. Also the most traditional sauce to pair with gravlax is called "Hvmästarsås" which is a emulsified sauce consisting of oil, mustard, sugar, dill and salt+vinegar to taste. Truly one of the best foods in the world😃 Keeping the skin also saves you the trouble of removing it in the first place 👍

[@pigup2]

Or just go to IKEA and get it lol

[@robdielemans9189]

This was exactly what I was going to type, keep the skin on, but descale it. Whenever I cure salmon (usually sugar,salt, vodka, variety of citrus peals: lemon, tangerine, lime, pomelo, grapefruit) I slice it with a long granton knife for perfect even slices.

[@magicaardvark1]

Recall the first time I made gravad lax, using Tim Hayward's recipe from his Food DIY book. Fair to say it blew my mind. I had guests round for drinks and nibbles and it went down a storm. I make it periodically these days. It's always an event! Thanks to Alex for showing just how easy it is.

[@emilybjoerk]

Came here to say this. Keeping the skin on fit gravlax is a pro move

[@dgh25]

dried dild is king

[@void1634]

Alex just continuing to show why he's still one of the best food channels on KZbin by far. The production and time that go into his videos and series is what I would expect from a professional show on television. He also hasn't made the mistake of making his videos too unapproachable for normal people who cook casually, people come to KZbin for genuine homegrown content, and I'm glad to see that Alex hasn't forgotten that. Keep up the good work man, love your content. PS you should do a indoor gardening series at some point, maybe try to grow your own salad or salsa, I would love to see you slowly grow and optimize a indoor spice garden.

[@dalitas]

As someone who makes 100s of sides of gravlax each year: 1. Farmed salmon is generally guaranteed parasite free, just ask your fish monger. Wild caught fish cannot be guaranteed. 2. Good base recipie, i recommend a couple or more tablespoons of allspice, it really makes gravlax something special.

[@Valkyrien04]

I was a fishmonger for a bit, not only can wild caught not be guaranteed to be parasite free, we considered it basically a sure thing on wild caught salmon. That does NOT mean Farmed salmon will be, much less that it'll be sushi grade. Good video though, other than the stock/chowder this was basically my rotation for cuts and extras when breaking a salmon down.

[@KujezZi]

@@Valkyrien04 you can freeze the salmon for few days before making gravlax

[@Valkyrien04]

@@KujezZi right, but cured and raw are very different in this context

[@torstenbeck640]

Salomon from Farms out of Norway are the most poisen containt food in the world.

[@CFIREKytb]

Last I checked, Wild caught salmon legally has to be deep frozen to kill parasites before ever making it to a market. This is why Sockeye and King salmon are commonly used in Nigiri (and is also how you can get salmon to most regions without it spoiling). Could be different in the EU though..

[@giselasilva5415]

As someone who is Portuguese, and therefore a fish lover, is always good to see someone appreciate a whole fish and not just the fillets. And I agree, the salmon head, as with many other fishes, is where to better meat is 😋😋

[@joaocalhandro]

Ma'nada!

[@Fr3ddeh]

Hey Alex, I love how genuine you've stayed throughout the years. A lot of people on KZbin seem to lose some of their essence when their channel becomes successful. You seem to be one of the exceptions. Thanks for your years of amazing content!

[@MegaChickenPunch]

I think he just likes it

[@anticom1337]

Quick tip for plating your lunch: If you're into crisply skin, make sure to put your fish skin side up on the plate and also don't douse it in sauce. Both things will ruin your hard work and make the skin go soggy again. If you're going for mash again, I'd put down the mash first, make a little well with a spoon to pour in the sauce and lastly put the salmon (skin side up!) on top.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Suggestion for anew series alex: Sushi series! One of the BEST uses for salmon! 🍣🍣🍣🍣

[@anon19086posts]

That would be an awesome series !

[@feedbackzaloop]

For Japanese salmon is a dirty fish unworth the sushi. Consider it pork shawarma

[@flodebi]

Such a good idea! A SUSHI SERIES

[@philippaltrogge3731]

​@@feedbackzaloopused to be true back in the days, but not really nowadays. Of course, tuna is considered the premium and salmon on of the more budget options, but definitely not unworthy of sushi. You still find it in most sushi restaurants in Japan. There is a whole story behind it becoming way more popular because of a Norwegian salesman trying to offload tons of salmon they had there and creating lots of marketing and changing the sentiment

[@CFIREKytb]

​@@feedbackzaloop There used to be no way to de-parasite a salmon without destroying it's texture, but that has not been the case for about 40 years. Now that the fish is flash frozen, it's a very common fish to find in sushi places across Japan and in areas of Japanese diaspora across the world.

[@christoffersernevi9320]

Some other Swede or Norwegian might have already said it, but it's worth repeating; Smoke a piece of the gravlax, not a slice of course but perhaps half of a side. You will regret making a piece that is too small :) And as always, fantastic video Alex

[@Boricheck]

Gravlax is heavily underrated and easy to do! We do this to our self caught trouts sometimes and everybody just LOVES it

[@billc7211]

This was a wonderful video. I think it showed Alex at his best with individual cooking techniques he knew how to do, but by applying them on a whole salmon like this, he reminded me to appreciate and use the whole animal. And, who doesn’t want to try to make gravlax now?

[@michaelfach4922]

Try this sauce with the graved salmon (gravlax): 2 table spoon mustard 4 table spoon honey 1 table spoon dried dill Some lemon- or lime juice to taste stir everything and enjoy

[@jurgendorneburg5160]

picked that one up in Germany from a Chef.Taste awesome

[@angrypotato_fz]

Regarding the fish cakes (or meat balls) - I'm not sure about soaking the bread in milk/water. We add bread to soak moisture and act as a filler. I know it's often in the recipes, but adding more liquid to something that's meant to soak liquid seems irrational. At some point I started adding less bread, but cut finer and completely dry - and of course leaving the mix in the fridge for some time before frying. The results are IMO better and firmer than the ones I made previously, soaking the bread.

[@TheSagitis]

seafood !fish ! should be an excellent start of the series. Not many youtube trying to tackle this subject.

[@TheRealTMar]

I've just prepared some small gravlax according to the recipe you've showed. I've used dill from my own little garden in my balcony. Just a small piece of under 200 grammes, but I can't wait to see how it turns out! I've put it in a small oven dish and put two bags of castor sugar on top for weight.

[@jacquesdupontd]

Thx. Very clean and appetizing. Now I'm looking for a full salmon...

[@CasaBanana]

Impatiently waiting for the Pizza Al Taglio recipe

[@fabriziob969]

What’s that?

[@kitebarbie]

Suggest making a mango-jalepeno salsa for the fish cakes… it freshens it up and really brings out the salmon flavors.

[@amsterdam8486]

Thanks for sharing this Alex, I felt like a butcher the first time I got my full salmon to cut. I did a fish stew with the leftovers and gravlax for the main part of the salmons. A small tip I learned was puting a grill or some paper under the salmon to avoid having it marinating in the water while it's curing. You made me hungry with your side dishes.

[@Im____ltm]

Perfect timing! I finally cooked a decent stovetop salmon this past week and am eager for the wealth of information that lies in this video. Thanks, Alex!

[@ZNI492]

Swede here. Tip for serving ”Gravad lax”. Use a rye bread or swedish hard bread (knäckebröd). Butter it. Then add on some lettuce, then mayo, soft boiled egg, grav lax, extra dill and top of with some lemon juice. Not quite traditional but super tasty. I also like to add some picked red onions and/or chilies for some tangyness to cut through the fat of the salmon, egg, mayo and butter

[@jakobrosenqvist4691]

It also goes really well with cream cheese (färskost)

[@jeannecastellano7181]

Your gravlax had my heart fluttering. The recipes for gravlax, including Jacques Pepin's, added vodka, so I was very surprised that you didn't.

[@jurgen951]

Worth checking out the Nordic dish "Rakfisk", fermented fish served with various sides (apple, beets, red onions, sour cream and more). By far the most delicate, smooth fish you can get, albeit a bit pungent in smell.

[@IDOLIKIofficial]

This reminds me of my times when I was working in Alaska. After work I would usually go fish and catch 1-2 salmons and had so much salmon that I had to experiment with the food. Love this episode!

[@lord_pyrogaming3501]

So good to know all this! Keep up the great content

[@NordicLead]

Love the Scandinavian part. Thx from Denmark 🙏🏻

[@marcussjoquist7149]

When Info gravlax, especially around christmas, I ad som grated beetroot to the caring mixture. It gives it a bit of earthy flavour but most importantly, color!

[@chrishogg1406]

Must remove gills from any fish before making a fumet …. Fish stock. Excellent salmon video.

[@chefinscrubs]

As always, a very informative and entertaining video about food content. One of my favorite channel for this reason. And I just tried your seared salmon with cream sauce but I add some element unto it and it was phenomenal! 🤌 Thank you alex for this video!

[@TTTitusss]

Bravo, Alex.

[@gregoryhardee2641]

Alex - you could really use a vacuum sealer, less burn longer shelflife

[@NeWildeSache]

I mean things in the freezer have such a long shelf life, so why waste extra plastic?

[@sleepteam]

@@NeWildeSacheto avoid freezer burn.

[@regeman100]

@@NeWildeSache You can partially reuse vacum bags so it's not that big waste

[@NeWildeSache]

@@sleepteam I guess that makes sense, but there are also alternatives that avoid that as well and don't produce waste

[@mzaite]

This channel next month: "Today I'm starting my 5 part series on making MY OWN vacuum sealer"

[@julianalonsoperez4779]

You moved the sponsor till the end. Thank you!

[@jedidiah710]

Hi Alex! When are you going to give us a tour of MORTEL? You never did that episode! 🙂

[@cassandrasinclair8722]

I'd love to see more mini series like this! Thank you Alex!

[@fiziktetrinet2330]

Learning so much from this channel, thanks Alex!

[@MusingsFromTheDen]

I LOVE Salmon and this video made me very, very hungry! 😂

[@Badg0r]

I'm going to learn this too

[@ElJosher]

That gravlax looks heavenly

[@JackLeMetis]

This series is just in time for the fishing season here in Canada! Gives me some ideas!

[@denniskirschbaum9109]

That gravalax looks insane!

[@greeneyedcatwink]

Only. french person would make a meal like that for lunch! (mostly). OMG I can't imagine stopping work to make such a beautiful dish. I think I need to move to europe!

[@Marcello.Consign]

11:46 in Denmark we call it "Knækbrød" and not rye bread. Typical ryebread is not as crunchy as Knækbrød, and is much darker and has more grain in it.

[@potatostarch-h3i]

salmon belly fish sticks does sound so good with a good sauce or dip.

[@jeremyzachmann5561]

Bro please come back. Sincerely a dude from Detroit

[@mathildedorothea5032]

In Norway we eat Gravlaks with potato-tortillas and red onion in thin slices and creme fraiche, you should try it. Its like a salmon burito FILLED with tastes that work perfectly together

[@Bradimus1]

Lefse! (I'm from Minnesota). That sounds great. I always liked making breakfast burritos with lefse.

[@espenschjelderup426]

​@@Bradimus1 one of the most common names for lefse made of potato is lompe😎

[@Bradimus1]

@@espenschjelderup426 I hadn't heard of that other variation as they only make Lefse here. I've also not had the pleasure of visiting Norway.

[@espenschjelderup426]

@@Bradimus1 but you probably know we can call almost any flat bread for lefse😂 Tortilla is a lefse, pizza is lefse, naan bread is lefse😂 Another common name for lompe is potetlefse. If you call it potato-lefse in English every Norwegian should understand it. It's also probably easier to remember than all the names for spesific kind of lefse. Hotdog in lompe/potetlefse is also a thing in Norway.

[@Bradimus1]

@@espenschjelderup426 all the lefse here is potato. So now I'm in doubt of everything I know. 😂

[@KujezZi]

You should look up the finnish salmon soup and test it

[@ecstasy8261]

As a finn I do not understand the hype around our salmon soup. Ei se lohikeitto mikään kuninkaiden herkku ole.

[@shura0107]

​@@ecstasy8261it's good. Simple, nothing fancy, and with room to make your own tweak or variation. I've made it several times to good reviews.

[@benjaminvis]

I would have gladly joined for the tasting. Seems you had some going spare!

You should try sous vide salmon with hollandaise sauce and asparagus. Cook it with a little amount of salt, butter, pepper, lemon and dill

[@TracyKrohn-nu2nb]

Love this guy!

[@Thomas77850]

Super vidéo! Le gravalax c'est devenu mon classique des fêtes de fin d'année. Tu peux le twister assez facilement en ajoutant des bettraves ou alors de l'alcool (du gin par exemple qui amène des parfums différents) et différentes épices et herbes.

[@Tony_M]

That is beautifully filmed.

[@Imevul]

Nice job on the gravlax! As others have mentioned, you do need the correct sauce though.

[@devttyUSB0]

This video is gold for salmon lovers :)

[@joel.rundle]

I hope Lou got one of those fillets for lunch as well!

[@jakobrosenqvist4691]

Gravlax or gravad lax is amazing, it also works really well with sushi as well. We also make the same thing with trout, char, grayling, rainbow trout and whitefish. Pretty much any of the salmonids and a few other fish will work really well.

[@henriqueserur7373]

usualuy I dont like videos of more than one recipe but you did it perfect as always and gave us a very good video

[@SideshowBen206]

I would love to see you explore the Pacific salmon scene as well.

[@sylvaindupuis5595]

Le gravlax irait très bien avec des bagels (Montreal Style) et fromage à la crème.

[@EroNekoSan]

J'étais "Sushiman" dans un restaurant fusion. On s'amusait à tester plein de mélanges, en équilibrant les saveurs et textures, dans quel ordre ça venait aux papilles et ce qui restait sur la longueur. C'était très intéressant de voir ce qu'on arrivait à faire sur de petites bouchées que sont les sushi, maki et sashimi. J'aurais tellement aimé que tu puisses y aller faire une vidéo. Il a malheureusement fermé ses portes. Mais il y a beaucoup à explorer autour de ça. Si l'envie t'en prend, tu vas te régaler 😉

[@KarlOlofsson]

Cool to see gravlax! 🇸🇪

[@bigbird2451]

On the last episode I described a job that I had doing pastry, stocks and protein. But the origin of the comment was what I would do with the "Spoon meat." as you so elegantly put it. I used to take all that salmon scraped off of the carcase and mix it with sea salt and a bit of chopped up nori. Maybe some sesame seeds and make myself a Fat salmon burger for lunch. Salmon, bacon, Swiss? Just riffing.

[@laurencemann9394]

I have been making gravad lax for years, and more recently using chalk farm trout instead for a more rounded taste: Gravad forel. I tend to add the curing mixture (which includes some chilli flakes, black pepper and I use demerara sugar) and cure for two days, turning once. The fish is then put on a wire rack in the fridge and painted with gin, whisky or brandy and left for at least another day. The skin must stay on as when you cut it the best bit is the subcutaneous fat.

[@meredithwomble4996]

Excellent video ALEX

[@chosenone5417]

I love this! My father presented me with a whole salmon once. I oven baked/steamed it in foil stuffed with herbs and lemon it was so Good. But in retrospect looking at your last two videos now I feel I might have made a wasteful dish.

[@padders1068]

Salut Alex! Thanks for sharing! 🙂😋😎❤

[@Samtagri]

Finally making some food that one wants to eat.

[@sdcurry2]

These salmon cakes would go very well with a classic sauce remoulade in a bed of rocket/arugula.

[@eliptikon]

I learned to fry the Salmon in its own fat by starting it to cook in a cold pan and turn on medium heat. Creates very crispy skin.

[@rcqr4148]

the alex channel is just him leveling up like in a video game every video

[@dw4070]

Love your shorter series! Hoping you’re working behind the scenes on your take on Pizza Al Taglio 🍕 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🤌🏼

[@Pusetryne]

A good Norwegian dish for summer is cold pickled salmon (or even trout or macekrel). Boil a large pan of water with salt, bay leaves, onion, peppercorns and lots of vinegar. Distilled is ok. Then take it of the heat, add pieces of salmon and let it cool to room temperature. Refrigerate then eat with boiled potatoes, sour cream, lightly brined cucumber slices (salt, sugar and some vinegar). Eaten cold, but the potatoes can be warm.

[@urbankjrrrdam4825]

11:50 that is definitely not Rye bread, that is knäckebröd. Rye bread is more of a danish thing, called rugbrød in danish.

[@tony_25or6to4]

Tip: use a slicer knife (long, thin, very sharp) to slice the gravlax.

[@ryanwilson_canada]

Chef mike to the rescue. Haha. Like your choice of fridge, i have a similar one, just with the glass panels on the doors instead.

[@Alron112]

Alex, here's a suggestion - there's a Knorr fix available in Germany, called Lachs Sahne Gratin. It's basically baked salmon under a heavy cream sauce. I've personally tested hundreds of different salmon recipes out there and I have yet to find anything that is even close to the taste of that Knorr fix - I don't know what chemical magic they use, but I bet you can't make it as good and you definitely can't make it better than what they have made.

[@waynepalmar6101]

Respect Down to earth but still amazing!

[@jpbanksnj]

Great video! It would have been cool to see a "Thomas Keller Salmon Chop" cut out of that whole fish too.

[@geokoxat]

i just love u videos it meakes me feel good all the time

[@RWorkman-r3c]

Salmon stock ramen, lets see what you can do

[@olavhegnar6777]

Gravlax is not a "Swedish" dish, but Nordic one! The Norwegians and Danes make it as well. Sincerely, slightly insulted Norwegian =)

[@jakobrosenqvist4691]

I can report that we make it in Finland as well, and not just with salmon but all the salmonids and even a couple of others like perch and pike.

[@ImpaxE]

My favorite gravlax is barbecued gravlax. Just keep the skin on and cook it on the barbecue. The barbecue favor goes perfectly with the gravlax.

[@RastaImpala]

Saulmon 😂😂 Love it

[@MyRoyCh]

For lunch, try wiping the cream first, and also add to it shallots 😁 bon app

[@RPrice_OG]

Seeing so much beautiful raw salmon I'm craving poke or sushi/sashimi.

[@LizZard1988]

Take the salmon skin, salt it and bake it in the oven. Gives you some really nice crispy salmon skin that can be eaten as garnish or in sushi rolls.

[@MichielVermeulen-oq7pq]

If the world uses its products (animals,fish and birds) like that there would be no hunger!! And accept vegetables and fruit! Very good Salmon (fish) Video!

[@bannanaman4782]

Alex! You forgot the important hovmästarsås to the Gravlax!!

[@almeadows8277]

You’d be well-advised to vacuum-bag your frozen pieces to prevent freezer burn.

[@junkieshere]

Should also try Asian Fish noodle with its many fish base soup and Japanese salmon head grill.

[@michalnemsak7886]

Any chef seeing you not plating your fish skin-side up, is screaming right now :D

[@sovereigncharm288]

I remember when my local supermarket put an extra zero on the salmon they'd get, by accident. My family ate salmon for ages, different recipe each time. I do remember a favourite being a coconut milk, tumeric curry style dish, no rice, but braised cabbage, tumeric, pickled cucumber, etc. I'll have to find that recipe.

[@cyberphoniex7529]

Miso Salmon is very good, Salmon Bites is are tasty as well

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Suggestion Alex! Since You have a passion For burgers try making a salmón burger next time! You Will make the Best! I know it

[@emretalay337]

"SPAGHETTI all'ASSASSINA" you should try that Alex.

[@MrTurbotom1982]

So inspireing

[@theamazingfreak]

Juicy AF. It's a good thing I know that AF means Juicy And Fresh hahaha. Great video mate. Thanks.

[@johannessvensson5993]

Also before slicing the salmon you could put it in the freezer to make it easier to slice ;)

[@MartinAhlman]

Gin, you need gin to make it perfect "Gravad lax" needs a drink to make it perfect. And you should also try make quenelles of it, may I suggest a cheesy say to go with it? Workd with pike as well.

[@pavelpekun5424]

Pound? Are you really French?

[@ikihaku]

Because America rules the world, that's why

[@earlysupporters]

@@ikihakuthat's because the majority of his audience is from America*

[@Hugonus]

​@@ikihakuAmerica what? XD

[@agostinopeta2295]

Yeah they need to learn to cook indeed😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pew6534]

​@@ikihakuLeast self obsessed american

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

YES! Called it last week that alex would use that beautiful salmon for this!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@johannessvensson5993]

Love this new direction, also about the freezing of the fish for safety, i have to correct you. It is at least for 24hrs in a -22 celsius freezer or 48hrs in a normal -18 celsius not 7 days, just not necessary to wait that long Chef, maybe you have the patience I know I dont. ;)