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!
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: Not available
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: Not available
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
- 1 gallon water
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 2 jalapeño peppers, thinly sliced
- 6 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
Steps
- Place peppercorns in a plastic bag and seal. Crush peppercorns on a work surface using a rolling pin.
- 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.
