Fennel and Zest Cured Steelhead
Time: 6 hours
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
- 6oz Steelhead fillet
- 1/4 cup salt
- 1/4 sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp lime zest
- 1/2 Tbsp lemon zest
- 1/2 fresh fennel fronds
Instructions:
- Coat fish with salt, sugar, lime zest, lemon zest, and fennel
- Place in refrigerator of 4-6 hours lightly wrapped in paper towel. For further cure, wrap in plastic and leave in fridge for 6 more hours
- Rub off cure with a wet paper towel
- Thinly slice steelhead to liking
- Thinly slice radish and soak in vinegar
- Serve with butter and bread, or simply with olive oil and fresh lemon zest!
- (optional additions: capers or julienned fresh fennel)