Tequila-Cured Salmon

Name: Tequila-Cured Salmon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American, Latin American, Mexican
Ingredients: 8 oz salmon (sushi grade); 2 tbsp sea salt; 4 tbsp tequila (reposado); 1 tbsp cilantro (fresh, chopped); 8 oz cream cheese; 1 tsp chives (minced); 1 tbsp lemon zest; 8 slices red onion; 8 slices cherry tomato; 8 tostadas (corn)

9 steps

Prep:10minCook:5min

Miguel Ravago, one of the Fonda San Miguel founders, was served this dish in the Mexico City home of Guadelupe Rivera Marin, the daughter of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Miguel was so impressed with the taste of salmon that he asked Guadelupe’s permission to recreate the recipe for the restaurant in Austin. The recipe was published in the Fonda San Miguel: Thirty Years of Food and Art cookbook. The salmon is cured for 24 hours, thinly sliced, and rolled into rosettes. It can be served on crispy tostadas or toasted bread slices with chives flavored soft cheese, pimentos, red onions, and lime zest.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:36:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories223.8 kcal (11%)

Total Fat15.6 g (22%)

Carbs9.1 g (3%)

Sugars1.5 g (2%)

Protein8.3 g (17%)

Sodium1269.2 mg (63%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

8 ozsalmon

sushi grade

2 Tbspsea salt

4 Tbsptequila

1 Tbspcilantro

1 tspchives

8 slicesred onion

8 slicescherry tomato

8tostadas

corn

Instructions

to cure salmon

Step 1

Mix salt and chopped cilantro and divide. Spread one-half of it on the bottom of a non-reactive container.

Step 2

Place skinned and carefully de-boned salmon fillet on top. Sprinkle it with the rest of the salt and cilantro mix.

Step 3

Add tequila. The original recipe suggests silver tequila, but Reposado or Anejo are even better since tequila adds flavor to the fish.

Step 4

Seal the container and marinate salmon for 12 hours, flip it, and marinate for another 12 hours.

Step 5

Remove cured salmon from the marinade, clean it, and pat it dry. Store it in the refrigerator. It will keep for up to two weeks in a covered container.

to assemble tequila-cured salmon tostadas

Step 6

Combine cream cheese with minced chives.

Step 7

Prepare garnishes: quartered cherry tomatoes, sliced red onions, lemon zest.

Step 8

Fry corn tostadas or make bread toasts and keep them in an airtight container.

Step 9

To assemble tequila-cured salmon tostadas, spread about 1 tsp of chives-flavored soft cheese on each tostada, place a roll of thinly sliced salmon on it, garnish with toppings.

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