Originally Posted By: Achewter
Simple Dry brine(3 1/2 parts Brown sugar 1 part salt, coarse ground black pepper to taste) less sugar for king and coho. I add a bit of onion powder too. Some times just a micro amount of old Bay or a bit of Montreal steak season instead of the onion powder.
next day do a quick rinse pat down with a paper towel and then another lite coat of brown sugar and sprinkle of black pepper on some. Hang or elevate on racks for a longer than normal cool air dry until it appears like it is starting to get kind of a transparent deep red look to it. If you like squaw candy cut it into 1" full fillet strips with a bit more sugar and even longer dry tome before smoking. I judge how much wood to use by the thickness of the meat. but will leave it in the smoker at a low temp without smoke to get the firmness I like without putting to much smoke in it. I smoke at a low heat around 150 then raise it up a bit (around 180) after the chips are gone to finish it off. The longer it takes without over cooking it the better.


Art's recipe gets my vote, let it air dry longer than you "normally" would, I'd start checking after the second pan of smoke is done or about 2.5 hours. My last batch of king was done in under 4 hrs, pieces were about 2" wide. I think lots of people leave it in too long.
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