Brine For Smoked Fish

Total Time: 30 hrs Preparation Time: 25 hrs Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup salt
• 4 cups water (bottled)
• 1 lb boneless salmon fillet

Recipe

• 1 i bring this to a simmer over medium heat until all sugars are melted and combined with the salt and water.
• 2 cool and pour over salmon pieces. ( i do not use all the brine and will have to tweak further ).
• 3 place in the fridge for at least 24 hours.
• 4 drain fish and pat dry.
• 5 place on racks for about 1 hour, blotting with paper towel occasionally.
• 6 place in smoker for 5 hours, checking and adding smoking chips.