TLC Cooking "Emeril's Tea Smoked Salmon (Video)"

Emeril's Tea Smoked Salmon

YIELD 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

2 6‑ounce	salmon fillets, center cut
½ cup	rice wine
½ cup	water
1 tablespoon	sugar
1 tablespoon	salt
¼ cup	julienned ginger,
1 teaspoon	toasted Szechwan peppercorns
For the smoking mix:
1 cup	long-grain rice
1 cup	oolong tea or Jamaican Red Bush Tea
1 cup	orange peels

PREPARATION:

Place the salmon into a shallow baking dish. In a bowl, mix together rice wine, water, sugar and salt, stir until dissolved. Add ginger and peppercorns to liquid. Pour mixture onto salmon and turn to coat. In the bottom of the smoker over high heat, place rice, tea, orange peels. Stir to combine. Place a rack into the smoker and lay the salmon pieces on top of the rack. When the mixture starts to smolder, turn the heat down to medium and continue to smoke another 15 minutes.
Serve immediately.
Watch the video clip of Emeril preparing this dish.
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This recipe was featured in the Food of Love episode of Emeril Green.

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