How Much Brisket Per Person Do I need? How Long Does Ground Beef Last In The Fridge? Ingredients are simple and traeger bone in ribeye typically have these sitting in your cupboard already.
The only thing you will probably have to shop for is some fresh Salmon. Buy the freshest salmon that you can. I buy the largest uncut fillet so I can decide the size of my salmon cuts for the brine and smoker. In this recipe I’m using Atlantic Salmon because it’s easily available at most seafood stores.
Atlantic Salmon are typically farmed fish. How long should I smoke salmon? Wet brine vs Dry brine etc. What wood should I use to smoke salmon? The recipe will go over this in detail so it keeps the guess work out.
Taking the time to smoke your salmon gives the salmon a very distinctive smoky flavor and refined texture. Enjoy this salmon warm simply on it’s own, pair with cream cheese, cucumbers, or crackers as an appetizer, or layer it cooled on a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast! Looking for a less traditional smoked salmon recipe? I’ve used both methods and I find the wet brine always produces the best smoked salmon.
A wet brine usually consists of a large amount of water with salt, sugar, and spices. A dry brine is typically sugar, salt and spices applied overtop of the salmon and held in a refrigerated container for 24 hours. Having the salmon submerged in the wet brine for 8-12 hours helps cure the salmon more evenly than a dry brine. My method to smoking salmon uses three stages. 1st stage is smoking at a low 100F for 2 hours, then increase the temp to 140F for 2 hours, followed by 2 more hours at 175F. That is total of 6 hours.