Smoked Salmon

Name: Smoked Salmon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 5 pounds salmon, (trout or char); Birch or maple syrup for basting; 1 quart cool water; 1/3 cup Diamond Crystal kosher salt, (about 2 ounces of any kosher salt); 1 cup brown sugar

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:4h

Note that my salmon cure is very simple. Feel free to add things if you like. I've added bay leaves, chiles, thyme, garlic and minced onion. All are fine, but subtle. And since I often use smoked salmon as a base for another dish, I want mine to remain simple and clean-tasting.

Updated at: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:39:28 GMT