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- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- From: markus@cs.ucsd.edu (B. Markus Jakobsson)
- Subject: "Gravad oxfile'"
- Message-ID: <59574@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>
- Organization: CSE Dept., U.C. San Diego
- Date: 16 Jan 94 07:09:54 GMT
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- Here is a Swedish specialty. To "grava" means to bury, but nowadays
- the process is done in a plastic bag instead. A thousand years ago
- gravad fish was very common, and gravad lax (salmon) still today is
- a very common Swedish dish. In the sixties, this conservation method
- was very popular, and restaurants invented numerous variations.
- In this, filet mignon is gravad:
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- 3/4 lb ( = 400g) filet mignon
- 1/4 C ( = 1/2dl) salt
- 1/4 C sugar
- 1 T (15ml) coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 T ground white pepper
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
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- Mix everything, put in a plastic bag, let it rest for 2-3 days,
- cool but not cold and definetly not warm, turn twice a day. Many
- people like it very compact and put some weight on the meat during
- the process. After 2-3 days, scrape off spices from meat, slice
- as thin as it is possible and serve (cold, uncooked) with some
- potato gratin, french fries, a salad, or with bread. Keep leftovers
- in refrigerator; keeps for at least a week.
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- Instead of filet mignon you can use salmon or some very tender meat.
- Uncured ham will work, too. All varieties are delicious, and for those
- of you who are concerned that it will not cook, you should know that
- the salt will in these quantities kill everything. Happy eating!
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- Markus
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