The Best Salmon Brine Recipe: Sweet and Salty Perfection

Name: The Best Salmon Brine Recipe: Sweet and Salty Perfection
Total time: 10 mins
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns; 1 gallon water; 1 cup kosher salt; 1 cup brown sugar; 0.5 cup honey; 0.5 cup pure maple syrup; 0.25 cup white sugar; 2 jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced; 6 cloves garlic, smashed; 1 tablespoon onion powder

This is a sweet and salty salmon brine recipe designed to be tailored to your preferences. We love serving this salmon with a tangy sour cream-dill-horseradish sauce on sliced baguette. This recipe also works great with halibut!

Total time10 mins
Prep time10 mins
Yield1 gallon brine

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Instructions

Add peppercorns to a resealable plastic bag, seal, and crush using a rolling pin on a flat surface.
In a large bowl, combine crushed peppercorns, water, salt, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, white sugar, jalapeños, garlic, and onion powder; stir until the sugars and salt are fully dissolved.

Nutrition

Calories: 2039 kcal
Fat Content: 1 g
Fiber Content: 5 g
Sugar Content: 500 g
Sodium Content: 91298 mg
Protein Content: 4 g
Carbohydrate Content: 531 g
Saturated Fat Content: 0 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g