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Title: Anyone have a Pickled Salmon Recipe?
Post by: Hornseeker on December 28, 2010, 10:59:28 AM: Does anyone know if other fish, like cod and such, will pickle too?
Title: Re: Anyone have a Pickled Salmon Recipe?
Post by: quadrafire on December 28, 2010, 11:05:56 AM: Quote from: quadrafire on December 28, 2010, 11:04:25 AM
Quote from: NRA4LIFE on September 14, 2010, 11:44:41 AM

Pickled salmon (fillet and skin the fish first)

- 4 pounds of herring, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 7 cups water
- 1 cup course salt
- white vinegar
- 2 ½ cups sugar
- 1 cup dry White Wine
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup pickling spices
- 1 gallon jar

Fill gallon jar with 7 cups water and 1 cup course salt, stir contents until dissolved.
Add cut-up herring to jar and refrigerate for 48 hours.
Drain and empty jar and rinse herring well.
Return fish to empty jar and cover with white vinegar, refrigerate for 24 hours.
Remove the fish from jar, but save the vinegar.
Boil 4 cups of the vinegar for 2 minutes, remove from heat and add 2 ½ cups of sugar.
Stir until dissolved and let cool.
Add ¼ cup of pickling spices and 1 cup of White Wine.
Layer fish in a jar, alternating with thin slices of onion.
Completely cover with liquid.
Let stand in refrigerator for 3 weeks.

This is the way I make canned salmon. Soak in a salt brine for 15-20 minutes and then rinse and drain well. I then smoke them for only an hour or so with a good amount of smoke. Remove from smoker and the skin should peel right off. I then slice off as much of the brownish gray matter that was left from the skin side. Cut into chunks and pack into hot, sterilized jars leaving 1/2-3/4" headspace. Most should have enough oil/moisture in it so I don't add any liquid at this point (but some olive oil would be good I bet). I pressure can them (11 lbs, 90 minutes if I recall).

NRA has a good one here
Title: Re: Anyone have a Pickled Salmon Recipe?
Post by: WDFW-SUX on December 28, 2010, 11:11:10 AM: I use sweet pickle juice and lemons... :dunno:

I eyeball the jar for a few days until it looks done.
Title: Re: Anyone have a Pickled Salmon Recipe?
Post by: Hornseeker on December 28, 2010, 11:38:54 AM: $$ I have a good friend in Browns Point that gave me some of this 12-15 yrs ago and I haven't made it yet... and now I am wanting too...

So "sucks"... do you just eat the pickles, then drop pieces of salmon in and done deal??

Thanks Quad... you da man! I'll gather some goods...
Title: Re: Anyone have a Pickled Salmon Recipe?
Post by: WDFW-SUX on December 28, 2010, 03:27:54 PM: yeah that's what I do... I skin the fillet out.... NO skin.... Sometimes i use lemons and orange slices combo. You wont regret it.

I usually try and use white king...

i think the concept is called re brining... :dunno:
Title: Re: Anyone have a Pickled Salmon Recipe?
Post by: bow4elk on December 28, 2010, 03:36:30 PM: I think I posted my dad's killer recipe in this forum a while back...will try to find it. Good stuff, addicting as all get out!
Title: Re: Anyone have a Pickled Salmon Recipe?
Post by: Hornseeker on December 28, 2010, 08:20:33 PM: Thanks!

Bow4Elk, hope you find it... I really want to give it a go...
Title: Re: Anyone have a Pickled Salmon Recipe?
Post by: Hornseeker on December 29, 2010, 09:48:30 AM: Has anyone pickled cod or halibut??
Title: Re: Anyone have a Pickled Salmon Recipe?
Post by: CastleRocker on January 02, 2011, 09:16:44 PM: Quote from: Hornseeker on December 28, 2010, 10:59:28 AM
Does anyone know if other fish, like cod and such, will pickle too?

Used to pickle a lot of Halibut and Black Cod, (aka Sablefish). I'll try to find the recipe if you want it.

I like pickled Black Cod better than just about any other pickled fish.
Title: Re: Anyone have a Pickled Salmon Recipe?
Post by: Ridgeratt on January 02, 2011, 09:20:32 PM: I use this for perch! not sure how it would turn out with salmon.
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1617,152174-226197,00.html (http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1617,152174-226197,00.html)