Smoked Salmon Burnt Ends With Hot Honey Glaze
Servings 4 people
Calories 401kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb center cut salmon
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 5 tbsp lemon pepper seasoning
- 5 tbsp hot honey
- ¼ cup chopped green onions for garnish
For the lemon pepper seasoning
- 4 lemons
- 4 tbsp coarse ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
Instructions
For the lemon pepper seasoning
- Peel the skin off your lemons using a vegetable peeler or paring knife. Try to include only the yellow part of the lemon, leaving the white pith behind as much as possible.
- Bake at 150°F for 2 to 3 hours, or until the lemon peels are completely dehydrated.
- Throw the dehydrated lemon, pepper, and salt into a blender and blend on high-speed until the mixture is well combined and mostly smooth in texture.
For the salmon burnt ends
- Pre-heat your smoker to 250°F.
- Cut your salmon into 1-1/2” thick cubes and then coat each cube in olive oil.
- Season with lemon pepper seasoning, being sure to coat all sides then place salmon cubes on a wire rack or jerky tray and smoke for 20 minutes.
- Remove tray from smoker and drizzle hot honey on each cube of salmon.
- Place back on the smoker for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until the salmon is cooked to your preference. The USDA safe temp for salmon is145°F.
- Remove from smoker and top with a final drizzle of hot honey and a sprinkle of chopped green onions.
Nutrition
Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 1801mg | Potassium: 915mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Vitamin C: 59mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 3mg