Salmon Brine That’s Oh-So-Fine

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
• 1 gallon water
• 1 cup kosher salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 cup honey
• 0.5 cup pure maple syrup
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 2 jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1 tablespoon onion powder

Steps

1. Place peppercorns in a resealable plastic bag, seal the bag, and crush on a flat work surface using a rolling pin.
2. Combine crushed peppercorns, water, salt, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, white sugar, jalapeños, garlic, and onion powder in a large bowl, stirring until sugars and salt completely dissolved.