Honey Cured Smoked Salmon

By Thom7747

Ingredients

• 1 qt water
• 1/2 cup salt
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup golden rum
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 10 cloves
• 10 allspice berries
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 large fillet of salmon
• Suggested wood chips: Hickory or apple

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all of the ingredients except salmon to make a brine. Place the salmon, skin side up, in a baking dish and cover with brining liquid. Allow fish to brine for two hours. Rinse salmon in cold water and pat dry. Place salmon on a drying rack (or grill rack that you will use to smoke the salmon on) and allow to air dry for at least 1 hour. Smoke the salmon skin side down for about 1 – 1 ½ hours at 160 degrees.