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Cooking & Baking

bif

(24,734 posts) Sat Jul 20, 2024, 02:49 PM Jul 2024

Question about brining fish

I usually brine fish fillets before cooking them. I usually just pat them dry with some paper toweling. They tend to be a bit salty. Is it okay to rinse them first?

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Question about brining fish (Original Post) bif Jul 2024 OP

I gently rinse in cool water FarPoint Jul 2024 #1

Thanks. bif Jul 2024 #2

FarPoint

(13,842 posts)

1. I gently rinse in cool water

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Sat Jul 20, 2024, 02:55 PM

Jul 2024

any excess brine solution ...then pat dry, leave open to air in refrigerator for about an hour ...not always but often...

bif

(24,734 posts)

2. Thanks.

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 20, 2024, 03:37 PM

Jul 2024

I bought a nice fillet of Scottish Salmon and don't want to saltiness to overtake its natural flavor.

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