Traeger Smoked Salmon

• porzioni: Serving size is 4 oz
• tempo di preparazione: 10 mins
• tempo totale: 3 hours 10 minutes

Ingredienti

1 gallon water

1/2 cup salt (updated amount 3/26/2024)

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 lb salmon fillet*

Istruzioni

Create a brine by mixing salt, sugar and water in a large container. Place salmon in and make sure its covered completely in liquid. Cover with plactic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 4 hour, better overnight.

Drain the brine and rinse salmon under the running water. PAT DRY. Now its ready to be smoked!

Preheat smoker to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Load with your favorite wood chips and place salmon inside on the racks, skin side down*

Close the smoker and let it cook for 2-3 hours. Add more chips as needed. Check the internal temperature to make sure its 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

Once done, pull the fish carefully from the smoker and let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes. Now you can flake it and enjoy!

Note

It doesnt matter what size of salmon fillet you will use. It all should smoke evenly.

*You can create a padding by using lemon slices. I didn’t use any since i had a very fatty fillet and and was not afraid that it would stick.