Kummok's Brine question

[okeejohn]

A friend of mine that owns a local chinese restaurant wants me to brine some salmon. The salmon weighs 4 pounds. How do I adjust the Brine in Kommok's rercipe for 4 lbs of salmon??


Okeejohn

[pensrock]

I think there may be enough there for that much fish. I cannot say for sure because everytime I made it I never really weighed the fish. I just put it all into a large plastic bag or tall plastic container and make sure there is enough liquid to cover everything. I would say as long as it is covered you are good to go.

[okeejohn]

If there  is any brine left over, can it be saved??

Okeejohn

[Mr Walleye]

OkeeJohn

What I have done in the past is divide Kummok's recipe in half or even 1/4 of it and mix it in batches. It really depends on how big the container your using to brine it in. Here's a link to a Recipe Adjuster Program that way you can maintain the correct proportions.

Mike

[pensrock]

If there  is any brine left over, can it be saved??

I would only save unused brine, and normally do have a little left over but toss it.
You do not want to save any used brine that meat has been in.

[Kummok]

You're getting great advice here from Pens and Walleye, Okeejohn....proportion the brine recipe. The recipe given is enough to do at least 10-15 lbs by stirring often.

Using the leftover brine again ensures a one way trip to smoker's hell!  ;)  Don't tell anyone here but I actually tried it once and it was wrong on all kinds of levels..  :-X