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Default Any Good Smoked Fish Recipes?


"Dan Krueger" > wrote in message
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> Alan S wrote:
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>> "Dan Krueger" > wrote in message
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>>>Alan S wrote:
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>>>>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

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>>
>> 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
>

Thanks! The fish I smoked on Friday got gobbled down, I will try this soon.

- A -