Skillet Smoked Salmon
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Course : Grilling
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 2
 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns -- coarsely crushed
2 fillets salmon fillets -- (about 8 oz, each),
1/2 cup loose black tea leaves
10 whole star anise
2 pieces cinnamon sticks -- broken in
4 pieces orange peel
1/4 cup brown sugar
 

Preparation:

1. Combine soy sauce, granulated sugar, and peppercorns in a mixing bowl. Add salmon, coat well and marinate for 15 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, line a cast-iron skillet or wok with foil. Add tea leaves, star anise, cinnamon sticks, orange peel, and brown sugar and toss together. Heat over medium-high heat until sugar bubbles and ingredients begin to smoke, about 5 minutes. 3. Reduce heat to medium; place a rack in skillet. Remove salmon from marinade and place fish on rack skin side down. Cover with a tight-fitting lid; allow to smoke for 8 to 10 minutes. Turn off heat and let stand, covered, for 5 more minutes. Serve hot or cold.