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Salmon Brine That's Oh-So-Fine
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Lizette
"Basic recipe that can be tweaked to your liking. We serve smoked salmon with a sour cream/dill/horseradish sauce over sliced baguette to guests that rave on and on about how incredible it is.
This recipe works well with halibut too!"
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Ingredients
10 m servings 2039Original recipe yields 1 servings (1 gallon brine)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Place peppercorns in a plastic bag and seal. Crush peppercorns on a work surface using a rolling pin.
- Combine water, crushed peppercorns, salt, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, white sugar, jalapeno peppers, garlic, and onion powder in a large bowl; stir until sugars and salt dissolve completely.
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Footnotes
- Cook's Note:
- You can heat everything to intensify flavors and help dissolving process go faster, but must cool completely before adding salmon/fish.
- Editor's Note:
- The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the brine ingredients. The actual amount of the brine consumed will vary.
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2/9/2014
I used 2 lbs side of wild Alaska salmon. Cut recipe in half, marinated in refrigerator over night. Don't have a smoker so I used my grill on low, about 300F for 30 min, cedar planks under the fi...
11/27/2018
SO delicious! After soaking in the brine overnight I smoked the salmon on my little stove top smoker. It works like a charm and I will be making this over and over again.
12/18/2016
This is an excellent brine. I didn't use the jalapeños and used regular ground pepper.