Cured Salmon and Tuna

Recipes Ingredients:

1 gal. Hot water
12 oz. salt
1/2 tbsp. Garlic powder
1/4 cup pickling spice
8 oz. lemon juice
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1-1/2 lb. Salmon fillet
1-1/2 lb. tuna fillet
aspic, as needed

Recipe Instructions:

Place water, salt, Garlic powder, pickling spice, lemon juice, brown Sugar and honey in Sauce pot; heat to boiling. Remove from heat; let cool. Trim Salmon and tuna fillets to 10-in. long teardrop-shaped fillets; reserve trim for tartare. Place fillets in cooled brine. Cover; refrigerate for 24 hours. Remove fillets; dry on rack for 6 hours. Brush fillets with aspic; place Salmon fillet on top of tuna fillet; wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Reserve.