FESTIVE DELIGHTS SALMON GRAVADLAX
Your family and friends deserve 5-star attention. This is why we’ve assembled a series of recipes from some of Cape Town’s finest venues and paired them with extraordinary, awardwinning wines from our Winelands. These recipes are all part of this seasons’ menus, for you to turn it into a shared memory by either hosting at home or making a reservation.
by Executive Resort Chef Chris Mare at One and Only Cape Town
SALMON INGREDIENTS 1 Side Norwegian Salmon 1kg Rock Salt 850g Sugar 200g Mixed black and white peppercorns 20g Coriander 15 Cloves Juice and zest 2 lemons and limes 4 Bunches dill METHOD Mix all the ingredients together and cover the salmon side - making sure it is covered entirely. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. Remove from the cure and rinse off under cold running water. Slice and serve with Foie Grass* and Cheeky Lemon Dressing*. CHEEKY LEMON DRESSING INGREDIENTS
METHOD
500ml Lemon juice 250ml Soy sauce 150g Garlic chilli sauce 5g Ground black pepper 500ml Oil
Put all ingredients in a blender and pulse gently. Pass through a chinois, but do not force.
FOIE GRAS INGREDIENTS 900g A grade foie gras lobe. 1 Tablespoon salt. ½ Teaspoon pink curing salt. 1 Teaspoon sugar. ½ Teaspoon white pepper. 2 Teaspoons Madeira. 1 Cup sliced black truffles. METHOD Bring the foie gras to room temperature to soften. Separate the main lobes and remove the veins with tweezers and a paring knife. Season the foie gras with the salt, pink salt, sugar and white pepper and place in a sous vide bag. Add the Madeira and cognac. Cover one side with the truffle slices. Seal the bag and marinade for 24 hours. Place the bag of marinated foie gras in a water bath at 60’C for 10 minutes, and then in an ice bath for 2-3 minutes. Do not allow the fats to solidify. Perdeberg - The Vineyard Collection Our Vineyard Collection Wines are made from specific vineyards, each with its unique character for its cultivar and terroir. For this reason, all wines in the range are of single cultivar. Wines are made in an elegant new world style and with subtle wood contact on the reds. White wines are unwooded. MCC: Chenin Blanc; Pinot Noir White Wines: Chenin Blanc; Sauvignon Blanc;, Grenache Blanc Red Wines: Pinotage; Shiraz; Cinsualt; Malbec
