Salmon Brine That's Oh-So-Fine

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!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 2039 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 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.