Tea Cured Salmon
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! Works with herbal, green, and black teas.
Servings: 6
Calories: 66kcal
Ingredients
- 1 filet coho salmon pin bones removed
- ¼ cup turbinado sugar
- ¼ cup sea salt
- ¼ 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 66kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Sodium: 4717mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 1.4mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg
