How To Make Juicy Smoked Salmon
Place salmon skin side down on the rub.
How to make juicy smoked salmon. Smoked salmon 150g penne 300g avocado 1 juice of half a lemon creme fraiche 1 tbsp. Mix together the dry rub ingredients until well combined. Season flesh side of salmon with the dijon mustard salt and pepper.
In a small bowl mix all of the brine ingredients together with a whisk until the salt and sugar have dissolved completely. Preheat smoker to 225 degrees using fruit wood like cherry or apple. Place on smoker and cook until the internal temperature of the salmon reaches 140 degrees f.
Then add a little olive oil to each piece to make the fish juicier. On a baking sheet place the baking paper so that the salmon does not stick to the bottom. Pat both fillets dry with napkins or paper towels.
Rub the salmon with dry rub. Cook the penne as per the instructions on the pack. Place the bag onto a sheet pan or casserole dish.
You can use other oils as desired but traditionally olive oil goes best with fish. Transfer the cleaned salmon filet inside a 2 gallon plastic bag then pour in the brine solution squeezing out as much air as possible. Then arrange the salmon pieces so that there is little space between each.
Prep and clean salmon and pat dry. Thoroughly rinse off the fish under cold water making sure to wash off any of the cure that hasn t absorbed into the fish. Lay two long sheets of foil flat on a cookie sheet top with plastic wrap and sprinkle half of the rub over the wrap.