by welsh wizard » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:43 pm
Hi Oakley
I smoke a fair bit of salmon for my customers and as a general rule of thumb this is what I do re the cure........
into the item you are going to salt cure your salmon in, layer the bottom with a thin layer of salt. Place the fillet on top of the thin layer, skin side down. Then cover the flesh side with salt until completly covered. Leave for 8 hours and rinse off with cold water. Leave to dry and get sticky, this allows the pellicle to form which is basicialy what the smoke will stick to.
Smoke as needed.
I can honestly say I have never had flesh slip from the skin using this method.
Cheers WW
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