Salmon Brine That's Oh-So-Fine recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
1 gallon water
1 cup kosher salt
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup honey
½ cup pure maple syrup
¼ cup white sugar
2 jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced
6 cloves garlic, smashed
1 tablespoon onion powder

Nutrition Info

2039.1 calories
carbohydrate: 530.5 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 1 g
fiber: 4.5 g
protein: 4 g
saturatedFat: 0.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 91297.9 mg
sugar: 499.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place peppercorns in a plastic bag and seal. Crush peppercorns on a work surface using a rolling pin.

  2. Combine water, crushed peppercorns, salt, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, white sugar, jalapeno peppers, garlic, and onion powder in a large bowl, stir until sugars and salt dissolve completely.

Recipe Yield

1 gallon brine

Recipe Note

Basic recipe that can be tweaked to your liking. We serve smoked salmon with a sour cream/dill/horseradish sauce over sliced baguette to guests that rave on and on about how incredible it is. This recipe works well with halibut too!

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