Alan S wrote:

> "Dan Krueger" > wrote in message
> link.net...
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>>Alan S wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I caught some King Mackerel and Shark last weekend and would like to
>>>smoke some of it. Any good suggestions? What wood is best for smoking
>>>fish?
>>>
>>>Thx,
>>>
>>>- A -
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>I use a small piece of hickory and a few larger chunks of apple with
>>excellent results. Skip mesquite for fish (or any food, IMHO).
>>
>>A good brine of salt and brown sugar and appropriate spices is just as
>>important as the preparation.
>>
>>If you have any left over, try a smoked fish dip. Great stuff! I'll dig
>>up a recipe I use that is cream cheese based if you are interested. Many
>>others use mayonnaise. It's a matter of taste.
>>
>>Dan
>
>
> Yes I am interested, I have a lot of fish to cook. I agree with you about
> mesquite for the most part, sometimes I'll use 1 large, well seasoned log
> sometime during the cooking of a brisket but I have had that stuff tar up my
> pit something fierce before so I don't use it much. I like Hickory, Oak and
> Pecan. I was going to make a joke about using landscape timber but I got to
> thinking that there might be some dumbass down the road that might find this
> post and try it. I am going to buy some apple this evening and smoke my fish
> with apple and pecan.
>
>

Here it is...

1 (8oz) cream cheese - softened
2 oz flaked or chopped smoked fish (I don't weigh it but I'm sure I add
more than that!)
1 teaspoon lemon juice (a few drops if concentrated)
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic (I use Spice World - drained)
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 dash ground pepper (two dashed for me and coarse is better)

It mixes up very well in one of those mini food processors and produces
a good spread for crackers.

The original recipe includes 1/4 teaspoon "seafood seasoning". I don't
do the grocery shopping and I have never heard of that. Sounds as bad
as "liquid smoke" to me but I might be wrong. I have made the dip a
dozen times without it and it's my favorite homemade recipe.

Enjoy!

Dan