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Rinse brined salmon under cold water. My grampa Poppie did it like this and my husband and I decided it was the best.
My grampa Poppie did it like this and my husband and I decided it was the best.
Best smoked salmon brine. Time and preparation are your friends if you want to brine smoked salmon. Similar to the water bath cooking method sous vide a gentle long soak in brine is best for salmon. I like to give it around 24 hours.
Patience is a virtue that is sure to reward by imparting a delicate saltiness and beautiful texture that befits this noble fish. Brining salmon is a great opportunity for experimenting with new spice combinations. Minced garlic and onion or garlic and onion powder are always fine spices for brining but for salmon some lemon pepper is almost essential.
Check out the True Lemon Pepper Orange Ginger Lime Garlic Cilantro Spice Shaker Kit at Amazon Now for the fun part. Rinse brined salmon under cold water. Cook 1 bottle of wine and 2 pounds sugar just until sugar dissolves dont boil.
Marinate first in this for 1 hour. Place fish on racks to dry slightly should have nice coating on it. Best Smoked Salmon Brine Ala Poppie.
Recipe by Chef PotPie. This is simple as can be but it is the best brine for smoked salmon that I have ever used. My grampa Poppie did it like this and my husband and I decided it was the best.
Put about 34 cup of dry brine on top of plastic wrap and spread out to the length of the salmon. Place salmon skin side down on top of dry brine. Pour about 12 cup dry brine on top of salmon and spread.
In a large bowl combine the brown sugar kosher salt garlic pepper and bay leaves. Cut the fillet into similar thicknesses. Place the cut pieces into a baking dish and fully cover it with the dry brine.
When you put the salmon fillet into the dish note the texture and stiffness of the salmon.