Easy Smoked Salmon Recipe
If you’ve never tasted smoked salmon, you need to deal with it. It’s a very special and unique food that we all love. It’s not the usual smoked salmon that we see in most grocery stores. It’s an interesting and different type of food that doesn’t look like much but is actually packed with flavour and taste. This is the last reason why it must be tried when you’re in the mood for smoked salmon.
Ingredients
- 2 large salmon fillets pin bones removed
- 1 cup Kosher salt 1 cup
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Dark brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Black peppercorns crushed
Instructions
- Combine salt, sugar, brown sugar, and peppercorns in a bowl. Put an extra-wide layer of aluminium foil over the fish, which you should wrap in plastic wrap as well. Apply 1/3 of the rub to the plastic.
- Place one side of the fish skin on the rub. Sprinkle a third of the rub over the flesh of the salmon. Place the second side of the fish, flesh facing down, on top of the first. Cover the top piece with the remaining rub.
- Cover the fish with plastic, then close the edges of foil together and crimp tightly. Put the wrapped fish on a plank or a sheet pan, then place another plank or pan on top. Weigh with a heavy heavyweight like a brick or a phonebook and refrigerate for 12 hours. Flip the fish over and refrigerate for an additional 12 hours.
- There will be some juice leakage during this process, so make sure there is a place to collect the runoff. Wash the fish in cold water to remove the cure.
- Using paper towels, pat the salmon and place it in a cool, dry place to allow it to dry completely, anywhere from 1 to 3 hours depending on the humidity. You can speed up the process by using a fan.
- Smoke fish over smouldering hardwood chips or sawdust, keeping the temperature inside the smoker between 150 degrees Fahrenheit and 160 degrees Fahrenheit until the thickest part of the fish registers 150 degrees.
- You can serve it immediately or allow it to cool to room temperature, wrap tightly and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 218.5kcalCarbohydrates: 35.6gProtein: 11.4gFat: 3.7gSaturated Fat: 0.6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1.2gCholesterol: 31.2mgSodium: 18892.8mgPotassium: 328.4mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 34.4gVitamin A: 31.8IUCalcium: 41.2mgIron: 0.9mg