Pickled Fresh Salmon

Total Time: 96 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 96 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup pickling salt
• 1 cup cold water
• 5 lbs salmon
• 1 quart vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 4 large onions, sliced
• 4 tablespoons whole allspice
• 12 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 make salt brine of pickling salt and cold water. skin and fillet salmon.
• 2 cut in 3/4" square chunks. add to salt brine and soak overnight. make pickling brine of vinegar, sugar, and water. boil 5 minute cool. do these steps the night before. next morning, rinse salmon well, then layer with slices of onion, allspice, and bay leaves in a wide mouth gallon glass jar. add cold brine and let stand 4-5 days.