Smoked Salmon Brine with Soy Sauce and Brown Sugar Recipe - (3.8/5)

Ingredients

• For eight pounds of salmon, trout, sturgeon or other fish
• ◾8 pounds fillets, skin on, rinsed, patted dry, cut into small pieces (a good size is about 3″ x 6″, but smaller or slightly larger is fine)
• ◾8 cups water
• ◾2 cups soy sauce (Kikkoman is our favorite)
• ◾1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• ◾1/2 cup sea salt or kosher salt
• ◾1 1/2 tbsp granulated garlic
• ◾1 tbsp ginger