Cold Smoked And Grilled Salmon

Serves: 5

Catharine Rutherford

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

54

Sweetness

50

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

16 cups

Water (warm)

680 g

Brown Sugar

450 g

Kosher Salt

1 tsp

Cinnamon

1 tsp

Nutmeg

1 cup

Soy Sauce

1

Cumin

4

Eggs

2 tbsps

Parmesan Cheese

2 cups

Flour

1 tsp

Salt

2.5 cups

Panko

Directions:

1

Whisk together all ingredients

2

Thaw corn kernels, if using, and drain

3

Dice all ingredients to size of corn kernels

4

Process all ingredients except panko and egg whites

5

Place into large bowl, then fold in panko, then slowly fold in egg whites in 2 separate actions

6

Make sure to fold and not stir or whip

7

Cilantro Citrus Sauce: 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped 1/2 lime, zest 1/2 lemon, zest 1/2 orange, zest 1 orange, juiced 1 lime, juiced 1 tablespoon shallots 1/2 tablespoon garlic 1/2 cup white wine 4 tablespoons butter Salt and pepper, to taste Mix cilantro, zests, juices, shallots and garlic

8

Saute cilantro mixture, deglaze with wine, reduce

9

Add butter adjust with salt and pepper

10

4 (8-ounce) salmon fillets Day One: Marinate 4 (8-ounce) boneless, skinless salmon fillets overnight in smoked salmon brine

11

Day Two: Remove salmon filets from brine

12

Rinse lightly in cold water, pat dry

13

Put fillets in smoker

14

Cold smoke fish in smoker over indirect heat to avoid cooking until smoke flavor is evident (1 to 2 hours)

15

Be sure fish remains cool to the touch

16

This process will put flavor into the fish without cooking the flesh

17

Do not smoke fish too hot as it will still be put on the grill to finish the cooking process

18

Reserve fish in refrigerator until ready to grill

19

Prepare summer corn salsa refrigerate until served

20

Prepare Chile Dumpling batter and refrigerate

21

Preparation: Preheat BBQ grill to hot fire

22

Warm corn salsa to room temperature

23

Set-up steamer on stovetop, bring water to a simmer

24

Prepare cilantro citrus sauce and keep in warm location

25

Scoop 12 (2-ounce) portions of dumpling mix into steamer

26

Cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes

27

While dumplings are steaming place salmon on grill to desired doneness (5 minutes per side per inch of thickness)

28

Final Assembly: Place 3 dumplings on each plate

29

Spoon corn salsa between dumplings

30

Place grilled salmon atop dumplings

31

Drizzle salmon and plate with citrus sauce