looking for proven winner pickled stealhead reciepes

[Hawgdawg]

Anybody go one they are happy with.  thanks in advance. Hawgdawg

[sirmissalot]

If I remember I will post my two favorite when I get home. I have one where the fish gets mostly cooked before being pickled, and another where it is a true pickle, no cooking involved, but it requires more time because you have to salt the fish in the fridge for some time. I like the true pickled stuff better, just because of texture.

[Skillet]

Watching this one.  I've eaten pickled whitefish by the gallon, but haven't tried any salmon/steelhead that way.

[Hawgdawg]

So I went with this recipe and believe I got great results.

Steelhead filets skin to skin in canning salt in fridge for 3-weeks.

remove, good rinse and cut into bite size portions. 3/4x3/4 plus or minus
 At this point, I wish looking back that I would of skinned them. I ended up doing it latter and I believe it was more work.


Mix a pickling solution of two parts apple cider vinegar to one part sugar. For this recipe I used three cups of vinegar to one and a half cups sugar. Slowly dissolve the sugar completely in the vinegar
boil, Add pickling spices, pepper corn.

While that cools cut up some Walla Walla onions. They are great pickled. Add lots!

mix fish and onion and brine in a non metal container with lid. Refridge for 3 weeks. I snuck a few pieces early and they get better with age.   

remove and put into containers and keep refrigerated. I have shared with friends that don't like pickled anything and they went nuts. good luck, Hawgdawg