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    Tea Cured Salmon - How to infuse salmon with tea flavors

    Published: Apr 23, 2019 Modified: May 26, 2020 by Candice

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    Do you ever have dreams where ideas come to you that seem magical but you have no idea how they will turn out? This tea cured salmon is one of those ideas, and my family and friends were blown away by the results. I am very excited to share this special recipe with you...and I highly recommend trying it out with your favorite tea.

    Tea Cured Salmon - How to infuse salmon with tea flavors | Works with herbal, green, and black teas! | Proportional Plate
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    Tea Cured Salmon

    How to cure salmon while infusing it with your favorite tea flavors. Works with herbal, green, and black teas!
    Prep Time15 mins
    Total Time15 mins
    Course: Breakfast, Snack
    Cuisine: American, Jewish
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 66kcal
    Author: Candice

    Ingredients

    • 1 filet coho salmon pin bones removed
    • ¼ cup turbinado sugar
    • ¼ cup sea salt
    • ¼ cup loose leaf tea
    • 3 tablespoon vodka or scotch
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Mix your sugar, salt, and tea in a bowl. 
    • Take a large piece of foil and lay it over your workspace. Cover with a sheet of parchment paper.
    • Place your salmon skin side down on the parchment paper. Coat both sides of your salmon filet in the entire mixture.
    • Pour the vodka over the filet. Wrap the salmon in the parchment paper and wrap the parchment covered salmon in the foil.
    • Place your wrapped salmon filet on a baking sheet, and cover with another baking sheet (see photos below).
    • Put weights, cans, or books on top of the salmon and refrigerate for 3-4 days.
    • After 3-4 days, remove the wrapping and rinse the cure off of the salmon. Rinse very well.
    • Pat dry, slice, and serve. Keeps in your refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 66kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Sodium: 4717mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 1.4mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg
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    What kinds of tea do I use for tea cured salmon?

    You can cure salmon with any tea as long as it is loose leaf: herbal, green, black, or a blend. As you can see in the photos, I have cured salmon in many different teas, and haven't found a flavor infusion I didn't like. I have tried smoky, sweet, and floral teas...they all come out great!

    Tea Cured Salmon - How to infuse salmon with tea flavors  | Proportional Plate

    STEP BY STEP:

    First, mix your sugar, salt, and tea in a bowl.

    Take a large piece of foil and lay it over your workspace. Cover with a sheet of parchment paper. Place your salmon skin side down on the parchment paper. Coat both sides of your salmon filet in the entire mixture.

    Tea Cured Salmon - How to cure salmon while infusing it with your favorite tea flavors | Proportional Plate

    Pour the vodka over the filet.

    Tea Cured Salmon - How to infuse salmon with tea flavors | Proportional Plate

    Wrap the salmon in the parchment paper and wrap the parchment covered salmon in the foil.

    STEP BY STEP How to cure salmon while infusing it with your favorite tea flavors | Proportional Plate

    Place your wrapped salmon filet on a baking sheet, and cover with another baking sheet (see photos below). Put weights, cans, or books on top of the salmon and refrigerate for 3-4 days.

    STEP BY STEP how to cure salmon while infusing it with your favorite tea flavors | Proportional Plate

    After 3-4 days, remove the wrapping and rinse the cure off of the salmon. Rinse very well.

    STEP BY STEP Tea Cured Salmon - How to infuse salmon with tea flavors | Proportional Plate

    Pat dry, slice, and serve. Keeps in your refrigerator for up to 4 days.

    STEP BY STEP Tea Cured Salmon | Works with herbal, green, and black teas! | Proportional Plate

    How do I use the tea cured salmon?

    Add the cured salmon on a bagel with cheese, on top of hash browns, in a salad, in spring rolls, or anywhere else you'd use lox or cured fish.

    My favorite way to eat the cured salmon is to poach it in olive oil. Just delicious!

    Tea Cured Salmon - How to cure salmon while infusing it with your favorite tea flavors | Proportional Plate

    How long does it take to cure salmon?

    The cured salmon needs to cure for 3-4 days. This makes it the perfect make-ahead dish for your next brunch!

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    What kind of salmon do I use?

    I am using Copper River coho salmon. When curing raw fish, it is a food safety requirement to make sure it has pin bones. Please remove the pin bones before curing.

    Check out my Tarragon & Fennel Scotch Cured Salmon for another spin on cured salmon!

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    1. Rebecca Battle

      July 11, 2021 at 3:55 pm

      So which is it??? Scotch (recipe ingredients) or vodka (instructions)...

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      • Candice

        July 15, 2021 at 8:07 am

        Hi Rebecca, You can use either - but this recipe is intended to be used with vodka. Sorry about the confusion! I will correct it now.

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