Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Food and Entertaining: [header] How to prepare hot smoked salmon [title] Brine your fish. [step] Brining is the process of soaking meat or fish before cooking. Each person who smokes fish has their own preferences for how to formulate a brine, but it almost always includes both a salty and a sweet flavor.

Ending1: If you decide on a salty brine, follow the instructions for how to apply the seasoning--if any. [substeps] You may want to consider an extra brine and depending on how thick and flavorful you want the recipe to be. Ending2: For beginners to smoking, a simple brine of kosher salt and brown sugar is a good point of departure. How much you need depends on how much fish you have. Ending3: Brining salmon is a food experiment that follows the popular pattern of preserving the fish in liquid and brine. To experiment with brine, first identify the best place to brine your fish. Ending4: Brining salmon flesh is a good choice if you want to achieve a more flavorful flavor, but if you want a less bitter brine, simmer the salmon to ensure the salt is well incorporated in the brine. [substeps] Choose brine with approximately 2.5 tbsp.

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