This tea-cured salmon is one of those magical recipe ideas that came to me one day, and the results blew away my family and friends. I highly recommend trying it out with your favorite tea, as the taste of the salmon is unbelievable! I am so excited to share this special recipe with you.
☕️ The Right Tea for Cured Salmon
You can cure salmon with any tea as long as it is loose leaf: herbal, green, black, or a blend. As you can see in the photos, I have cured salmon in many different teas, and haven’t found a flavor infusion I didn’t like. I have tried smoky, sweet, and floral teas. They all come out great!
🗒 How to Make Tea-Cured Salmon
🍽 Ways to Serve Tea Cured Salmon
Add the cured salmon on a bagel with cheese, on top of hash browns, in a salad like this smoked salmon salad, as an addition to these summer salad rolls, or anywhere else you’d use lox or cured fish. My favorite way to eat the cured salmon is to poach it in olive oil. Just delicious!
⭐️ Tips for the Best Results
Use High-Quality Salmon Filets
Make sure to source salmon that’s been properly handled and stored to minimize the risk of any foodborne illness. I am using Copper River coho salmon. When curing raw fish, it is a food safety requirement to make sure it has pin bones. Please remove the pin bones before curing.
Cover the Filets Evenly
Rub the salt, sugar, and tea seasoning evenly over the entire surface of your salmon fillets. This helps ensure a thorough curing process and consistent flavor across your salmon.
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Tea Cured Salmon
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- 1 filet coho salmon pin bones removed
- 1/4 cup turbinado sugar
- 1/4 cup sea salt
- 1/4 cup loose leaf tea
- 3 tbsp vodka or scotch
Instructions
- Mix your sugar, salt, and tea in a bowl.
- Take a large piece of foil and lay it over your workspace. Cover with a sheet of parchment paper.
- Place your salmon skin side down on the parchment paper. Coat both sides of your salmon filet in the entire mixture.
- Pour the vodka over the filet. Wrap the salmon in the parchment paper and wrap the parchment covered salmon in the foil.
- Place your wrapped salmon filet on a baking sheet, and cover with another baking sheet (see photos below).
- Put weights, cans, or books on top of the salmon and refrigerate for 3-4 days.
- After 3-4 days, remove the wrapping and rinse the cure off of the salmon. Rinse very well.
- Pat dry, slice, and serve. Keeps in your refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
So which is it??? Scotch (recipe ingredients) or vodka (instructions)…
Hi Rebecca, You can use either – but this recipe is intended to be used with vodka. Sorry about the confusion! I will correct it now.