Mine will be ready to pull out of the brine tomorrow night. I'm going to cut the slab in half and cold smoke one chunk, alder.
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FYI, I have grown horseradish in the past, oddly enough they start off mild and the longer you leave 'em in the crisper, the hotter they get. Its like they intensify. Fresh gives the mildest taste.Wholefoods also had the fresh horseradish roots as well. I have a feeling that a little bit will go a long long way.
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FYI, I have grown horseradish in the past, oddly enough they start off mild and the longer you leave 'em in the crisper, the hotter they get. Its like they intensify. Fresh gives the mildest taste.
You do get a little flavour from the beet if you are sensitive to it but most is hidden by the horseradish and herbs. If you don't like the flavour of the beet then you can always use a little beetroot powder instead for the same effect.
Wonder if the beet gives it a unique flavor. Hopefully not since I don't like beets. But that color is pretty awesome. Can you imagine that Gravlax cold smoked? Hmmmmm, maybe I see it happening here soon, especially with some of my pale colored early season Salmon.
So, now that you've made it and tasted it, can you taste the beets??Wade,
I also thought that was wierd so I did rinse mine really well after scraping off the stuff. Still way too salty for me.
Here's a pic of it partially sliced.. While cutting it up I couldn't help myself by quietly singing to myself Michael Jackson's song......
"Just Beet it, Beet it" [emoji]128526[/emoji]
How rare do you like your lox?
Haven't watched the video....does JOs method call for more salt than your recipes?
WOW !!! no wonder it was salty.... His recipe calls for 11.4% salt.... I weigh the salt for my lox and add 2%.....
WOW !!! no wonder it was salty.... His recipe calls for 11.4% salt.... I weigh the salt for my lox and add 2%.....
Potent stuff! I didn't even consider the recipe would be bad. My mom did mention when she was traveling Sweden, Switzerland, Latvia that the lox and smoked fish were very salty.
I still am contemplating a soak then smoke. Probably wouldn't help...