You can use your favorite fish for this smoked fish recipe. Salmon works best.
Roughly 4 pounds of fish cut into 3 in. x 4 in. chunks, skin on.
The Marinade:
1/4 cup Kosher Salt
1/4 cup White Sugar
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
3 tablespoons black pepper (or more if you really like black pepper)
2 quart of water
Optional – add 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper for spicy.
- Combine the Marinade ingredients.
- Put the fish in the Marinade – skin side up.
- Marinade in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Remove the fish from the marinade and rinse the fish.
- Pat the fish dry and allow the fish to reach room temperature.
- Start and set the smoker on "smoke".
- Put the fish skin side down on the grill.
- Smoke for 2 hours.
Enjoy on a cracker with some cream cheese.
Refrigerate after smoking
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