salmon brine question

[Erik Anderson]

Hey all - I have a nice 3 lb. fillet of atlantic salmon I'm hoping to smoke later this evening. I'm planning on following the "appetizer style" recipe from the cooking topics section. That recipe states that 60-90 minutes in the brine is enough. I've looked at a bunch of other recipes online though, and many of them call for several hours (up to six) in the brine.

Why the discrepancy? Will 1.5 hrs in the brine be enough? If not, I have somewhat of a late night ahead of me

Thanks!

 

[K Kruger]

I brine for 60-90 min, usually about 90. Salmon (and other fish) do not need much more brine time than that. It will absorb well in that time.

 

[Erik Anderson]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by K Kruger:
I brine for 60-90 min, usually about 90. Salmon (and other fish) do not need much more brine time than that. It will absorb well in that time. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Great - thanks Kevin. My intuition was that it shouldn't need much more than 1.5 hrs, but I was second-guessing myself.