Ingredients 2 pounds Steelhead trout fillets 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 ½ tablespoons dried rosemary, crushed 1 cup sugar-based curing mixture (such as Morton® Tender Quick®) 1 quart water ground black pepper to taste 1 pound alder wood chips, soaked in water or wine
Directions
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Rinse the fish fillets and place them in a shallow glass baking dish.
Drizzle olive oil over the fish and season with garlic and rosemary. Rub
the seasonings into the fish. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
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Dissolve the curing salt in the water and pour into the dish with the
fish. Let it marinate for 15 minutes per half inch of thickness.
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Meanwhile, prepare your smoker for a four hour slow burn using charcoal.
The temperature should be at 150 degrees F (65 degrees C) before you
get started.
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Remove the fish from the brine and discard leftover liquid. Place each
piece of fish onto a small piece of aluminum foil - just big enough to
hold the fillet, and season with pepper to taste. Place them on the rack
in the smoker. Sprinkle a handful of the soaked wood chips over the
coals or place in a heat box. Cover and allow fish to smoke for 2 hours,
adding more wood chips as needed.
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Increase the heat in the smoker (add more charcoal) to 200 degrees F (95
degrees C) and let the fish smoke until the internal temperature of the
fillets reaches 165 degrees F (72 degrees C). Remove from the smoker
and let rest for 20 minutes before serving.
Recipe courtesy of All Recipes https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/104884/smoked-st...
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