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Offline ZCZ

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Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #-1 on: October 29, 2012, 07:47:03 PM »
Was "up north" at the cabin the weekend before last.  Sunday morning the lake was like glass.



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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« on: October 29, 2012, 07:53:59 PM »
Picked up a couple Steelhead Trout filets at Costco



Then proceeded to mix up the brine.
Here is the recipe:
1 gallon water
1 cup salt (I used sea salt)
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
I 3 oz package of dry crab and shrimp seasoning (I used McCormick's Hawaiian Luau)
Freshly ground black pepper ( used about 1 tablespoon)
Four cloves of garlic, chopped & crushed
4 lemons sliced and crushed
1 lime sliced and crushed
2 oranges sliced and crushed
1 large yellow onion, chopped
Fresh chopped parsley
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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2012, 07:54:48 PM »
Gonna keep an eye out on this cook!
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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2012, 07:56:10 PM »
Here is a shot of "the brew" before I mixed in the chopped parsley



All mixed up with the filets brewing



Let it soak in the fridge for 24 - 36 hours.  I let it go 24.
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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2012, 07:59:19 PM »
Next day I brought out filets out and patted them dry with paper towels and let them rest at room temperature.



The brine smelled so good with the garlic and citrus mix I hated to dump it out!!

On the grill to smoke at 180ยบ.

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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2012, 08:01:23 PM »
Let them run for 4 1/2 hours.  Here we are just before I pulled them off.



Put them on a plate and into the fridge to cool



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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2012, 08:04:59 PM »
Created some appetizers with crackers, cream cheese, smoked fish and topped with a slice of garlic stuffed olives



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They were very good.  Mrs Z says I can make them again.
Never paid much attention to what pellets I had in the grill but believe they were hickory.
I have heard Alder is good as well as mesquite for smoking fish.

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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2012, 08:09:31 PM »
WOW........

THAT looks fantastic! Thanks for posting the recipe Z!
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2012, 08:12:44 PM »
Everything looks great!


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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2012, 08:29:21 PM »
NIIIICE!!!  I use the Alton Brown dry brine method, but I may have to give your wet brine kethod a try.  Looks good.  Alder is really.  Try the fruit woods with fish, also.  I use apple, or cherry, or sugar maple for my smoked steelhead.


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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2012, 08:50:46 PM »
Good lookin salmon Trout !! I love smoked salmon but thats the only way I will eat it.  :)

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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2012, 09:19:01 PM »
Great job on that Trout Z!  Looks fantastic ;)
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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2012, 09:50:23 PM »
Glad I kept watching...that looks great!
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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2012, 10:36:10 PM »
looks really good z.  w/ those great snacks i'm going to need a martini.  2 onions & garlic olive plz.   8)
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Re: Smoked Steelhead Trout
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2012, 07:29:01 AM »
looks really good z.  w/ those great snacks i'm going to need a martini.  2 onions & garlic olive plz.   8)

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