Brine for Smoked Salmon Recipe
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Brine for Smoked Salmon

By: Mike O.  
"Salmon brine is made with lots of citrus flavor. It is also excellent for trout. This recipe makes enough to brine two large salmon fillets."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (26)

Prep Time:
1 Hr 10 Min
Ready In:
13 Hrs 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 gallon
 

Ingredients

  • 1 gallon water
  • 1 cup kosher salt
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • lemon pepper to taste
  • 1 (3 ounce) package dry crab and shrimp seasoning mix
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed or to taste
  • 1 dash hot pepper sauce (optional)
  • 4 lemons, sliced and crushed
  • 2 oranges, sliced and crushed
  • 1 lime, sliced and crushed
  • 1 large yellow onion, sliced

Directions

  1. Pour the water into a large bowl or small bucket. If you must use a pot, use one that does not contain aluminum. Stir in the kosher salt, white sugar, brown sugar, lemon pepper, parsley and seasoning mix. Add the garlic, hot pepper sauce, lemons, oranges, lime and onion. Soak your salmon in this brine for 12 to 36 hours. Smoke using your desired method.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 82 | Total Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 2, 2006 by QUIRKYIQ   view full review
Very unique recipe! Takes a bit of time to prepare the brine but it was worth it. I'm glad I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2006 by FARFUL   view full review
Incredible...does take some time and I halved the recipe and still had plenty (1 very large...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2007 by SPEARFISHER   view full review
Most excellent! I have brined salmon and smoked it before but this recipe gives such a complex...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2008 by GodivaGirl   view full review
This added a light citrus flavor to our smoked salmon. I used fresh grapefruit in place of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2008 by alaskamojo   view full review
I didn't like the way this brine washed out the color of the sockeye. The brine was beautiful...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 2, 2008 by FATCAT33   view full review
Two Christmas's ago, I wanted to prepare some smoked salmon fillets, for picking at, during...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2007 by Sushiqueen   view full review
Very good - mad half like the others did and it was plenty for a 10 pound salmon. Marinated...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2010 by jcolleps Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This brine was awesome. I pretty much followed the original recipe, take or give an orange or...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2008 by LINDA MCLEAN   view full review
This was a great brine to which I also added soy sauce. The salmon was so full of flavor and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2008 by rabon   view full review
Amazing. Really, really good.

 

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