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Recipes => Recipes => Seafood => Topic started by: smokendevo on August 29, 2014, 03:41:38 PM

Title: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: smokendevo on August 29, 2014, 03:41:38 PM: Almost 3 hours into it and the first thing I have noticed is since pike are not a oily fish I am glad I used my frog mats. Going to have to be careful removing them from there even still. Going to use a spatula I think.

So these sat over night in Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki Sauce. I had a walleye smoke recipe that said the fish should be close to done after 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Since pikes texture is very similar to walleye I will be checking on it around then.

Getting some smoke
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After I got them flipped.
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Gave them a brushing of maple syrup
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Back in the smoker till I get the texture I am looking for.

So after another 3 hours plus I took them out. They seemed to be drying out to much around the edge so I pulled them. My test piece tasted very fishy. The edge was like Indian Candy Salmon. The centre was nice and flaky. Nothing like smoked salmon but still very nice to chew on ;)

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Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: RAD on August 29, 2014, 04:19:54 PM: Looks like if you let them go you would have made some pike jerky. would you do it again?
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: smokendevo on August 29, 2014, 04:39:37 PM: Quote from: RAD on August 29, 2014, 04:19:54 PM
Looks like if you let them go you would have made some pike jerky. would you do it again?

Nope...........Pan fried next time :)
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: SmokinKat on August 29, 2014, 05:43:59 PM: Those look like a tasty snack experiment!
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: Smokin Don on August 29, 2014, 06:00:05 PM: Nice experiment SD. I have not had pike since I was about 13 but had them from the North Channel and remember they were great pan fried. Don
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: ACW3 on August 29, 2014, 06:41:18 PM: Good input on smoking a non-oily fish. I do love pan fried fish!

Art
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: Old Hickory on August 29, 2014, 06:50:09 PM: I have been lucky enough to get some pan fried pike and it was delicious. Did you catch this pike?
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: smokendevo on August 29, 2014, 06:56:01 PM: Quote from: Old Hickory on August 29, 2014, 06:50:09 PM
I have been lucky enough to get some pan fried pike and it was delicious. Did you catch this pike?

Yes it was from yesterdays outing

http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=10864.0
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: spuds on August 29, 2014, 07:16:27 PM: Looks good though.....I'd sure eat em!
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: sliding_billy on August 29, 2014, 07:54:41 PM: Looks right tasty from here.
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: muebe on August 29, 2014, 09:44:31 PM: Good experiment!

They look good from here!
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on August 29, 2014, 11:42:52 PM: I'd take a tray of them, looks delicious. ;)
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: TwoPockets on August 30, 2014, 10:21:27 AM: Fish bacon! Looks good to me.
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: TentHunteR on August 30, 2014, 10:49:11 AM: I agree; they do look good.

Don, do you think it'd have worked better smoked without the Teriyaki marinade?

Cliff

P.S. I love pan fried Pike!
Title: Re: First try at smoking a pike
Post by: smokendevo on August 30, 2014, 02:58:31 PM: It might have, I have had white fish smoked without anything added and they are wonderful. White fish are pretty close in texture.
Being Canadian, most of us fishing people don't care for pike on the best of days. Yes when cooked right they are a close second to Walleye but unlike my American neighbors we do not go looking for them. So that being said it all could be in my brain that they did not turn out just right. I think its great you guys come up here and fish for them. I always enjoy letting a 20 pound pike go when I am fishing beside my American friends. The look on their faces is priceless. ;D