Basic recipe that can be tweaked to your liking. We serve smoked salmon with a sour cream/dill/horseradish sauce over sliced baguette to guests that rave on and on about how incredible it is.
This recipe works well with halibut too!
Ingredients
- whole black peppercorns: 2 Tbsp
- gallon water: 1 piece
- kosher salt: 1 cup
- brown sugar: 1 cup
- honey: 0.5 cup
- pure maple syrup: 0.5 cup
- white sugar: 0.25 cup
- Jalapeno peppers: 2 piece (sliced)
- garlic, smashed: 6 clove
- onion powder: 1 Tbsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Place peppercorns in a plastic bag and seal. Crush peppercorns on a work surface using a rolling pin.
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Combine water, crushed peppercorns, salt, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, white sugar, jalapeno peppers, garlic, and onion powder in a large bowl; stir until sugars and salt dissolve completely.
