Tea smoked salmon

Tea smoked salmon

Core

Serves: 8 - 10
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 -20 minutes

Ingredients

Smoking mix:
2 cups (250g) soft brown sugar
2 cups (250g) long grain rice
2 cups (85g) jasmine tea leaves
Vegetable oil
4 salmon fillets, skin on
Salt, to season


Put the sugar, rice and tea leaves into a bowl and mix together. Line a deep pan or wok with silver foil and pour in the mixture. Fit a trivet or rack on top.

Pace onto the hob to heat up.

Season the salmon with salt and

Then once smoking a little, add the salmon to the trivet or rack.

Drizzle with a little olive oil and cover with a tight fitting lid. Leave to smoke on the hob for 8-12 minutes depending on the size of the fish.


Tips

Tea-smoking generates a lot of smoke. Be sure that you open the windows and get as much ventilation as you can.

You can use any tea or any herbs for the mix. 

This is core becuase you are not eating the sugar or white rice, just using it in the smoking mix