Brad's smoked salmon. This recipe shows how to smoke salmon with the brine recipe and the drying and smoking process. Takes some time to do the process but it is very easy and. Salmon brine is made with lots of citrus flavor. It is also excellent for trout. I have brined salmon and smoked it before but this recipe gives such a complex range of flavors that it is unbeatable.

Smoke and salmon go together like, well, salmon and smoke. Perfectly smoked salmon is one of those simple exquisite indulgences. Smoked salmon is a preparation of salmon, typically a fillet that has been cured and hot or cold smoked. You can have Brad's smoked salmon using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Brad's smoked salmon

It's 2 (10 lb) of salmon.
It's 4 cups of packed dark brown sugar.
You need 3/4 cup of course kosher salt.
It's 1 tbs of garlic powder.
It's 1 tbs of white pepper.
Prepare 1 tbs of lemon pepper.
It's 1/2 tbs of ground mustard.
Prepare 1/2 tbs of ground ginger.

Due to its moderately high price, smoked salmon is considered a delicacy. Although the term lox is sometimes applied to smoked salmon, they are different products. The final form you eat is moist, silky, and pink. The quality of cold smoked salmon made at home transcends the commercial product.

Brad's smoked salmon instructions

Mix all ingredients except salmon.
Fillet and remove rib bones from salmon. Leave skin on. Cut into serving sized pieces..
Lay brine mix in the bottom of a extra large glass baking pan.
Place a layer of salmon skin side down..
Cover with brine mix. Lay next layer meat side down and cover with more brine. Next layer lay skin side down and cover with more brine..
Cover with saran wrap and brine in fridge 24 hrs.
After brining, remove fish. Rinse lightly. Place on a towel to dry. A small fan will speed up the process.
Place in your smoker. Fish must be dry. Moisture will collect soot from the smoke..
Smoke between 120 - 150 degrees. Add smoke for two hours. Then just heat for 2. Keep repeating this process. Fish will be done in 18 hrs. The thinner belly and tail pieces will be done first. Thicker pieces may require more time..
Fish will keep in the fridge up to three weeks. But it never lasts that long around me..

As cool, subdued smoke caresses brine-cured salmon, magic happens! This is traditionally done with salmon in Alaska, usually chinook, coho, sockeye or chum Brad- Any word on that pike? I've never smoked pike but wanted to give it a shot. Smoker Smoked Salmon: Today, I'm making some smoked salmon using my trusty old Master Forge Kettle smoker. You can do this salmon easily without having expensive smoking equipment.