Smoked Fish

[shrimpman steve]

i tried smoking the fish, I couldn't keep it lit

[Bluesman]

I just got a nice fresh, and huge, salmon fillet from a co-worker.
He caught it in upstate NY.

I followed the recipe pretty closely... but I have one of the electric smokers. I filled a big cast iron smoke box with well soaked mesquite chunks and placed it directly on the electric coil.
Oh, I did not put oil on the dried fish.
Placed a small pan of water between the smokebox and the fillet to moderate the temp and catch the drippings.

Nice smoke production.
Went for about an hour and a half....


HOLY MOTHER OF MACKERAL!!
That smoked salmon is absolutely fan-freakin-tastic!

Nice balance of salty and sweet and a solid smack of smoke,
way better than the commercial stuff.

Thanks Leif for the recipe and inspiration!
(Now I can't wait to try it on bluefish )

[MoparCharlie]

Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

i tried smoking the fish, I couldn't keep it lit

LMAO

[socks]

I smoked bluefish by following your directions Leif, and it was outstanding. Thanks for posting on how to smoke fish.

[Leif]

Socks aand Bluesman, Glad you found this helpful. I just had some Bluefish today that I smoked and I must say it was pretty good. The Salmon sounded great too.

Thanks, Leif

[Happy]

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/cook.html

Scroll down to the fish section to see the 2 simple ways to smoke Salmon and any other oily fish.

[tropics]

Brined the Eel with your recipe, Its Great.

[Leif]

Originally Posted by tropics

Brined the Eel with your recipe, Its Great.

Looks good. I saw the photos. I smoked one last week. Not bad!

Leif

[Leif]

Smoke those bones!

Leif

[codbuster]

Originally Posted by socks

I smoked bluefish by following your directions Leif, and it was outstanding. Thanks for posting on how to smoke fish.

The only way to eat bluefish IMO!!