Smoking fish with herbs and seasonings can be a great option for cooking your catch. Learn how to smoke fish at home for a flavorful meal or fish dip.
If you have a smoker or a charcoal grill, you can quickly learn how to make smoked fish at home. You don't need many ingredients and the process is a lot easier than you might think.
While you can smoke most almost any kind of fish, the best fish to smoke are fatty fish. Fatty fish like mackerel, trout, salmon, wahoo, tuna, bluefish or mullet are ideal because they will absorb the wood flavors better than lean fish. You can eat smoked fish right from the fillet,or use it as the main ingredient in a fish dip or spread.
These are the ingredients you will need to have on hand to smoke your own fish:
Once you have these five ingredients assembled, check to make sure you have the right type of wood chips for smoking your fillets. Woods like maple, alder, and pecan tend to be the best since they won't overpower the mild flavor of the fish.
Making smoked fish is a simple process. You just need to allow enough time to brine the fish overnight, and then cook the fish for about three hours in the smoker or charcoal grill.
Follow these steps to learn how to smoke fish:
Once you know how to smoke fish, it might become one of your favorite ways to cook your catches.
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