Kitchen
Wizard
Cooking
Smoked salmon
Quantity: 1 salmon side
Complexity: easy
Working time: 20 min
Total preparation: 5 to 6 hours
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Ingredients
1 salmon side
210 grams of salt
90 grams of sugar
Salt/sugar ratio 70-30
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Other supplies
Large container (preferably lockable), cold-smoking oven,
flexible fillet knife
Smoking salmon is easier than you think, but so much tastier than buying it in the store. Delicious on a sandwich with a little mayonnaise, slices of home-smoked salmon and a soft-boiled egg!
Mis en place
If necessary, scale the salmon side. We always try to buy cleaned salmon.
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Preparation
In a container that can hold the whole salmon (or cut into parts), throw the salt and sugar.
Mix this well.
Place the salmon in the container with the mixture and make sure the salmon is completely covered.
Leave the salmon in the salt/sugar mixture for at least 4 hours.
Preferably no longer than 6 hours, otherwise the salmon will become too savory.
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Remove the salmon from the mixture and rinse well and pat dry.
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Hang or place the salmon in the cold smoker.
Smoke the salmon at least twice for 12 hours. Smoking more is possible according to personal taste.
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Cut nice thin slices of the smoked salmon diagonally.
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It's great to make your own salmon salad.
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KPK/22Mar18
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