Best Smoked Salmon Brine Ala Poppie

Total Time: 16 hrs Preparation Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup pickling salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• apple cider or juice

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the salt and sugar in apple cider or juice, then add more apple cider/juice to 'cover' the fish. yes, they float, it's okay, just try to turn them if you can now and again.
• 2 let them soak for about 6 hours. drain and rinse them.
• 3 here's the important part: dry them off and leave them uncovered in the fridge for at least 4 hours, more hours the better.
• 4 this time allows the brined fish to form a "pellicle" on the brined part which takes the smoke flavor.
• 5 now smoke the fish for whatever you usually do. yum.