A salty-sweet salmon brine recipe that can be tweaked to your liking. We serve this salmon with a sour cream-dill-horseradish sauce on a sliced baguette. Our guests rave about how incredible it is. This recipe works well with halibut, too!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
- 1 gallon water
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 0.5 cups honey
- 0.5 cups pure maple syrup
- 0.25 cups white sugar
- 2 jalapeño peppers , thinly sliced
- 6 cloves garlic , smashed
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
Instructions
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1
Place peppercorns in a plastic bag and seal. Crush peppercorns on a work surface using a rolling pin.
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2
Combine crushed peppercorns, water, salt, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, white sugar, jalapeños, garlic, and onion powder in a large bowl. Stir until sugars and salt dissolve completely.
Nutrition Facts
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