Smoked Salmon Candy

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5 from 1 vote

Smoked salmon candy is a sweet and salty delicious treat that you'll want to add to your next charcuterie board.

Prep Time4 15

Cook Time45

Total Time5

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Christie Vanover

Ingredients

1 lb fresh salmon cubed
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp kosher salt
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp hot sauce

Instructions

Brine: Place the pieces of salmon in a medium bowl with the brown sugar and kosher salt. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Rinse: Remove the salmon from the fridge and rinse under cold water to remove the sugar mixture.
Air Dry: Pat the salmon dry with a paper towel and place the pieces skin side down on a baking rack over a sheet pan. Refrigerate uncovered for 2 more hours.
Heat Grill: Heat your smoker to 250F degrees with an indirect heat zone.
Make Glaze: In a small bowl, combine the maple syrup and hot sauce.
Smoke: Place the baking rack of salmon on the smoker. Cook for 45 minutes, basting with the syrup every 15 minutes. Cook to an internal temperature of 140-145F degrees.

Notes

I have done my best to estimate the nutritional value of this recipe. The sugar and salt are rinsed off before the salmon is smoked, so you only end up with a fraction of those ingredients in the final dish.

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