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Smoked Salmon Recipe

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This salmon dish is brined in seasoned brown sugar and soy sauce, then smoked for intense flavor.
This salmon dish is brined in seasoned brown sugar and soy sauce, then smoked for intense flavor.
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4 servings SERVINGS

Ingredients

  • 3 cups warm water
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh diced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1⁄2 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
  • 2 pounds salmon fillets

Directions

  • In a large baking dish, mix water, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, onion powder, and ginger until combined. Let cool completely.
  • Add fish fillets to cooled mixture, and marinate in refrigerator for 6 to 7 hours.
  • Preheat smoker to 160 F, and add alder wood chips to smoker box. Place salmon in smoker, and cook for about 3 hours.
  • Use a digital thermometer to check the internal temperature of the salmon. Remove from smoker when fish reaches 160 F, or when fillets take on a light pink color and begin to flake apart.
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