![]() ![]() This is a great opportunity to add flavors to your fish. ![]() This basic cure is whisked together until the salt and sugar have dissolved completely. The ideal ratio for making a cure for salmon is four tablespoons salt, five tablespoons sugar, and four cups of water. A cure is also called a brine and it's the biggest trick to getting perfectly smoked fish. Leave the skin on, but make sure all scales are off. Make sure your fish is defrosted, rinsed clean, and trimmed. The day before you are going to smoke your fish you will want to take a few steps to set yourself up for success. We'll walk you through the process we use at home to make sure the salmon we smoke comes out perfectly cooked and delicious. Getting smoked fish that is moist and flavorful requires a few tricks you don't ordinarily need to do when smoking other types of meat. Ice crystals cause cells in the tissue of the fish to burst which allows for flavors to better penetrate the meat and prevent drying while smoking. But when it comes to smoking, you'll get better results buying a previously frozen fillet. When we're grilling fish, we always strive for the freshest, never frozen fillets we can find. This is another area you'll see lots of confusing information about. The flavor of wild-caught salmon is better and there are no artificial colors commonly used to give farm-raised salmon the red-pink color they can't develop naturally. We always try and select wild-caught because it's a healthier fish with less risk of cancer-causing toxins, antibiotics, and diseases. There are reasons to choose one over the other and the decision comes down to your personal choices for your family. Farm-Raised vs Wild-Caughtįarm-raised fish is easier to find in stores nationwide because the artificial conditions mean the fish is always in season. It is the largest and fattiest salmon species which makes it ideal for smoking. This beautiful fish is in season throughout the late spring and early summer and is caught wild from Alaska to Northern California. We love smoking steel head trout, muskies, and especially sauger but today we are going to smoke a beautiful fillet of fresh, wild-caught King Salmon. ![]() We're going to show you the right way to smoke fish today so you'll be confident that you can get professional results every time. It's easy to smoke fish incorrectly and end up with an expensive piece of dry and tasteless meat. But smoked fish can be one of the most frustrating things you cook, too.
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