How to smoke salmon

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Ok so we LOVE fish for dinner, or lunch…take your pick!! We like to eat it several times a week but mix up how we prepare it. I got my husband a smoker last year and we’ve been making the most amazing salmon in it. Here’s how to smoke salmon in your smoker so you can enjoy the deliciousness too! 😉 It’s not just my husband and I who enjoy smoked salmon, all three of my children including my “little ones” who are 8 & 9 gobble it up and ask for more each time we make it this way…and it’s SO easy to do! Here’s how to smoke salmon at home with just 5 ingredients.

Once you have your beautiful piece of salmon, lay it on a cutting board and begin to prepare your rub. We’re all about using spices The Typical Mom would have in her cupboard to make it easy for everyone. 😉 Combining salty and sweet ingredients gives your smoked salmon an incredible flavor, and you can add a bit of heat too if you desire. Here is the smoked salmon and rub recipe in it’s entirety.

How to smoke salmon

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How to smoke salmon

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

1 hrs 30 mins

Total Time

1 hrs 45 mins

 

How to smoke salmon at home! This smoked salmon recipe is the best one you will ever try, even our kids gobble it up when it's done!

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

Calories: 148 kcal

Author: The Typical Mom

Ingredients

• 1 salmon fillet
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/4 c sugar
• 2 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp chili powder optional

Instructions

1. Combine rub ingredients in a bowl and mix well. 

2. Massage rub into top and skin side of salmon fillet. 

3. Add chips to smoker by filling container/drawer 3/4 full. 

4. Preheat your smoker to 225, lay fillet flat on a rack once it reaches this temperature and smoke for approx. 2 hours. Check at 1.5 hrs. to ensure all is going well. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

How to smoke salmon

Amount Per Serving

Calories 148 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1g 2%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Cholesterol 15mg 5%

Sodium 2344mg 98%

Potassium 182mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates 27g 9%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars 26g

Protein 5g 10%

Vitamin A 2.1%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 1.9%

Iron 2.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Combine your ingredients for the rub, massage it on to the top and bottom (yes on the skin too) of your fillet, and you’re ready to cook. Once your smoker reaches 225 degrees lay it flat on one of the racks and really that is it! Set your timer for 1.5 hrs. to check on it, and typically it is perfectly done in about 2 hrs.

Once it’s done pair it with some steamed broccoli and rice and you’re ready for a healthy dinner! If you love fish as much as our family does, you should take the Healthy Heart Pledge too! The Seafood Nutrition Partnership is working to get every family to incorporate fish into their diets at least twice a week (which isn’t a problem for us), are you up for the challenge??

If you cook fish often and have a killer recipe others might like too you should enter the Seafood Nutrition Partnership 2016 Recipe Sweepstakes and submit your dish to win by sharing a photo of a seafood dish you’ve prepared using 5 ingredients or less (not counting spices/garnishes) on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtags #HealthyHeartPledge and #SNPSweepstakes. A total of ten winners will be selected randomly, one a week through Oct. 21st and you can submit one entry per day. Winners will be announced at SNPSweepstakes.com and on Instagram and Twitter….love a great contest. 😉 Let us know how your smoked salmon comes out!