SMOKED SALMON

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Categories     Fish

Yield 4 people

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 salmon fillet (~2 pounds)
1 cup dark rum
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup coarse salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
4 cups wood chips(alder, cherry, or apple), soaked for 1 hour then drained - hickory and mesquite are too strong for salmon

Steps:

  • Skin the salmon and remove any bones. rinse under cold running water and dry with paper towels. place in baking dish just large enough to hold it and pour rum over. let marinate for 15 minutes drain and dry with paper towels wipe out dish Cure: combine brown sugar, salt and pepper in mixing bowl, mix well spread 1/3 over bottom of baking dish lay salmon on top, skinned side down sprinkle remaining cure on top, patting into fish cover with plastic wrap and cure in refrigerator for 4 hours set up grill for direct grilling, place a drip pan in the center and heat to medium high rinse cure off salmon and dry with paper towels when ready to cook toss 2 cups wood chips on coals oil the grill grate, place the salmon in the center over the drip pan toss remaining wood chips on coals smoke until cooked through, about 20 minutes transfer to a rack to cool when cool wrap in aluminum foil and refrigerate until cold. alternatively the book says you can smoke it in the smoker for 1.5 to 2 hours @ 225 degrees

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