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Smoked black cod
« on: August 15, 2023, 05:29:09 PM »
Wow, I kept hearing about how great black cod was.  I tried a piece of it from Barnacle Bills in Lincoln city.  I got some and smoked it up. W o W! 

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2023, 05:52:17 PM »
Yep, best smoked fish I’ve ever done was black cod. Fanatic stuff for sure

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2023, 05:54:41 PM »
Good eats, I got a few packages from Skillet. It smokes very well; I use apple pellets in my smoker for them.
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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2023, 06:59:57 PM »
I've eaten just about every fish on four continents plus Iceland and haven't had anything better than Skillet's black cod.  It's the only time I've ever had it, should be buying more.

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2023, 07:08:58 PM »
I have learned that it can be hard on the intestinal fortitude, so eat gently, not like I usually do. Man that’s good stuff.

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2023, 07:10:50 PM »
I have learned that it can be hard on the intestinal fortitude, so eat gently, not like I usually do. Man that’s good stuff.

Salt perhaps does that?

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2023, 07:19:01 PM »
Probably the fat.  You could light them on fire I bet.

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2023, 07:25:58 PM »
I’m sure it’s the fat content. Rich!  Never imagined it being so rich. 

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2023, 07:33:29 PM »
I just looked it up, sablefish is about 20% fat, chinook is 13%, so sablefish is almost 50% more fatty than your average chinook which is a dang fatty fish.

The texture is also amazing and the flavor extremely delicate.

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2023, 07:39:31 PM »
D a n g!  I believe it!  I wonder if that stuffs good for you with the omegas etc. or if it’s artery clogging.   I go with good for you. 

I cut brine time by 50% from my salmon or steelhead. 

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2023, 08:02:59 PM »
Right when it comes off the smoker and is still hot, the stuff is decadent!

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2023, 04:22:58 PM »
want something really rich,try smoking the belly strips! :drool:

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2023, 04:29:11 PM »
want something really rich,try smoking the belly strips! :drool:

Very similar to the tuna bellies we smoke from albacore..
You can only handle one or two bites before oil starts seeping out your pore's.. :chuckle:

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2023, 04:32:16 PM »
want something really rich,try smoking the belly strips! :drool:

Very similar to the tuna bellies we smoke from albacore..
You can only handle one or two bites before oil starts seeping out your pore's.. :chuckle:
And the problem is?
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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2023, 04:39:00 PM »
want something really rich,try smoking the belly strips! :drool:

Very similar to the tuna bellies we smoke from albacore..
You can only handle one or two bites before oil starts seeping out your pore's.. :chuckle:
And the problem is?

Problem is I can't stop at two bites.. :chuckle:

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2023, 08:26:44 AM »
Smoked a fresh batch yesterday, man when it was still hot out of the smoker the girls were lined up with napkins in hand.   LOL   

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2023, 09:16:53 AM »
The flavor and texture of sable are so good, I hesitate to smoke it for fear of the smoke taking over. Nobu does a miso marinated, seared sable that takes a couple days to marinate. The end product is sublime.

https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-nobu-miso-marinated-black-cod-117238
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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2023, 09:43:51 AM »
The flavor and texture of sable are so good, I hesitate to smoke it for fear of the smoke taking over. Nobu does a miso marinated, seared sable that takes a couple days to marinate. The end product is sublime.

https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-nobu-miso-marinated-black-cod-117238

I've had this dish at the Matsuhisa in Denver and it is TOO good :drool: :drool:

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2023, 09:45:44 AM »
Had it at Nobu in Manhattan and have made it several times. It's insanely good, but I think it would be hard to screw up black cod.
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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2023, 11:41:36 AM »
I have it often. I have some friends and family up in Sitka this week hopefully catching some for my freezer. It's the one fish I will let my wife BBQ. It could cook an extra 15 minutes and you wouldn't know the difference.

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #20 on: August 17, 2023, 06:23:58 PM »
As a rule I don't like marinades, or sauces, on meat or fish so I found black cod to be very bland and flavorless when grilled, baked or barbecued ...... Then I smoked some of it and found it to be excellent.
I likely won't go out of my way to buy any more of it but if I somehow come into possession of some I will put it in the smoker for sure.
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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2023, 06:47:36 PM »
Dang we just threw them all back fishing out of Westport. I might have to  rethink that

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2023, 08:13:03 PM »
Dang we just threw them all back fishing out of Westport. I might have to  rethink that
Were those black rockfish or black cod? The black cod are usually really deep. We start at 700 feet and fish to 900+.

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #23 on: August 17, 2023, 08:35:30 PM »
Dang we just threw them all back fishing out of Westport. I might have to  rethink that
Were those black rockfish or black cod? The black cod are usually really deep. We start at 700 feet and fish to 900+.
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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #24 on: August 17, 2023, 08:52:42 PM »
Dang we just threw them all back fishing out of Westport. I might have to  rethink that
Were those black rockfish or black cod? The black cod are usually really deep. We start at 700 feet and fish to 900+.
Black cod
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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2023, 10:03:57 PM »
Todays haul in Sitka and some collars on the BBQ

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #26 on: August 19, 2023, 10:04:54 PM »
And the fish.

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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #27 on: August 22, 2023, 01:06:39 PM »
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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #28 on: August 22, 2023, 08:47:54 PM »
Went on a charter years ago out of Neah Bay. Caught 5 or 6 black cod. I had never seen one before. Deckhand says he cooks them up for his dogs. We gave them to him and googled it once home. Damn! Had no idea of the table fare. That charter is long gone now.
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Re: Smoked black cod
« Reply #29 on: August 23, 2023, 08:17:58 AM »
Went on a charter years ago out of Neah Bay. Caught 5 or 6 black cod. I had never seen one before. Deckhand says he cooks them up for his dogs. We gave them to him and googled it once home. Damn! Had no idea of the table fare. That charter is long gone now.
Thats funny! When we first started going to Sitka in the early 90s, we reeled in a nice black bomber and our deckhand shook it off. I said why did you do that, and he said they weren't good eating. We made sure he did not shake off any additional bombers and punished him the next 3 days by catching a crap load of them for him to fillet.

 


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