Smoked fish recipe mmmmmmm GOOD!!

[huntergreg]

Take 4 cups of brown sugar. Mix in 1 cup of salt. Put fish fillets in a cake pan or plastic dish with side that are at least 1 inch higher than fillets. Take brown sugar and salt mix and cover fish so that it has at least 1/8 in of covering over fillets. Let them sit over night (8-12 hours) at room temp.  Next do not remove anything from fish. It will look kinda like a syrup on the fish.  Step 2   pour in Coke Cola into the tray so that it covers the fish about a 1/4 in.  Let it sit for another 6-8 hours at room temp.  Step 3   Pour out coke cola and dab dry fillets with a paper towel. Put in a smoker and use at least 4 pans of Alder chips. Smoke for a good 6-10 hrs. depending on outside temps. 

[huntlakewood]

Do you think this would work for trout to?

[huntergreg]

Yeah It will work for all fish.

[huntlakewood]

Take 4 cups of brown sugar. Mix in 1 cup of salt. Put fish fillets in a cake pan or plastic dish with side that are at least 1 inch higher than fillets. Take brown sugar and salt mix and cover fish so that it has at least 1/8 in of covering over fillets. Let them sit over night (8-12 hours) at room temp.  Next do not remove anything from fish. It will look kinda like a syrup on the fish.  Step 2   pour in Coke Cola into the tray so that it covers the fish about a 1/4 in.  Let it sit for another 6-8 hours at room temp.  Step 3   Pour out coke cola and dab dry fillets with a paper towel. Put in a smoker and use at least 4 pans of Alder chips. Smoke for a good 6-10 hrs. depending on outside temps. 

Do you add any water to the brwn sugar and salt or do you just apply the mix dry and let it do its own thing. I don't mean to ask stupid ? but I am new to smoking and only smoked fish about three times.

[CP]

Interesting.  I’ve used that recipe up to step 2 with various proportions of brown sugar to salt and some different spices but I’ve never tried the cola.  You’d think it would cook the fish.

I’ll have to give that a try.

[huntergreg]

Apply brown sugar and salt dry do not add water. Completely cover fish with sugar and salt.  It doesn't cook the fish with the cola. My family has done it this way for years and it is very good.

[huntlakewood]

Thank you I will have to try

[TheHunt]

room temp...  Should it be put in a cooler area or just on the counter?  Not the refer?

[huntergreg]

I just leave it on the counter over night.

[Jason]

Sounds like a good kokanee brine

[huntergreg]

I just finished up another batch of Chinook salmon about 45 min ago. I love the stuff. If you like it saltier just add more salt to the 4 cups of sugar. I don't like it to salty so I just stick with the 4 cup brown sugar to 1 cup of salt. The fish I smoked today I used 2.5 cups of brown sugar to 3/4 cup of salt. My father likes it more salty

[Hornseeker]

wow...that sounds like the ticket!!! I am going to do that, but leave my chipotle seasoning in there too! I have Pepsi here at home...that ought to work eH?

[Hornseeker]

So you dont rinsebefore putting it in the smoker, just dab it dry with the paper towel? I suspect the filets on the bottom will be caked with goop???

[huntergreg]

All of the salt and brown sugar will mostly dissolve. I just use tongs and take out piece by piece and pat dry with paper towl and put onto racks. I think pepsi should work but I have never tried.

[Hornseeker]

Cool, well, mine has been under sugar/salt since yesterday at 3.... so I will go pour some pepsi in (dont have coke) and get the smoker warmed up!!! ;0)