Candied Salmon

[Coyotito]

The Best kind of Candy is Salmon Candy!​

Ingredients​

Besides Salmon, you’ll need:

1 kg -2 kg Demerara or Natural Brown Sugar

7/8 – 1 cup coarse salt (no more than a cup)

set aside for later (optional):

crushed garlic (8 cloves)

crushed peppercorns (small palm full)

grated fresh ginger (2 tsp)

grated zest of 1 orange

red chili flakes (1/2 tsp)

cayenne (1/2 tsp)

Do not add any liquid seasonings as this could compromise the salt/sugar ratio. However, I personally have snuck in about 4 oz of dark rum into the brine.

Candy Glaze:

4 oz. red wine

4 oz. dark rum

2 cups brown sugar

1 cup honey or maple syrup

pepper/cayenne (optional)

Directions​

Smoker temperature:

Try and keep 100-125 degrees (slow smoke)
Heat wine, rum, sugar, honey/maple syrup in a saucepan. There are a few ways to candy your salmon. It is your choice, have fun, experiment.

1. Glaze may be brushed on several times thru the smoking process.

2. You may remove salmon halfway thru smoking process, and soak it in glaze for a few hours, before resuming smoking.

 

[Tacalarav]

Thanks for sharing! I will try it this weekend at my Oklahoma Joe's, never tried to glaze salmon before.

 

[Jaymo72]

Wow. Looks amazing. Will definitely have to try this. My freezer is overflowing lol.

 

[Hannah Schubert]

I wonder what it tastes like? Sugar and salmon aren't the best combinations. Speaking of appetizers, I usually prepare sausage velveeta dip and cheese shrimp poppers. However, I'm always in search of new recipes and ideas to impress my guests.