I smoked tuna and I inhaled.

CATCH AND EAT · 10-04-2004, 01:52 PM

Oh my goodness. I did a variation of 5-cents salmon smoking recipie and I just unplugged the smoker. It is absolutly fabulous, fantastic, wonderful, to die for and so on.

What a party my mouth and stomach is having right now. The guys at work loved it and are huddled around the smoker like vultures.

To quote a phrase from Finding Nemo: "Mine, mine, mine, mine......" :grin:

1/2 bag darkest brown sugar
1 cup salt (no iodine)
3 table spoons of garlic powder
1/3 cup chilli pepper
1/3 or half cup crushed pepper

dry brine in fridge 4 hours in a bowl. place on rack overnight in fridge and do NOT rinse the fish.

Smoke for 5 to 6 hours

Yummy

whaleraddict · 10-04-2004, 05:49 PM

WOW! Sounds great. I think I will do some up this weekend and I'm going to inhale :grin:.

CATCH AND EAT · 10-05-2004, 12:05 PM

Good for ya John but just be sure not to use that salted ice in your martini.

See ya down there sometime this weekend.

San Anita · 10-05-2004, 06:14 PM

Sounds great, Im gonna give it a wirl this weekend as well.
Bill

pnwcoast · 10-05-2004, 06:19 PM

I had some smoked tuna from Pilar and I'll tell you what, there really is nothing better! I love smoked salmon but I'll take the smoked tuna over smoked anything now! Thanks again Pilar.

Skipper · 10-06-2004, 08:56 PM

Hi Bernie,

I have some tuna too! Vacuum-sealed and frozen from 3 weeks ago. How much tuna do you use with the above recipe?

Cheerio'
Skipper

CATCH AND EAT · 10-07-2004, 06:48 AM

Jim I think I was able to fit around three tuna in my Big Chief smoker. I cut the loins in a diagnal fashion to produce good looking filets. The filets were approx 3x4 give or take depending on the end of the loin. I think you would be safe starting at two fish filet and brined so that you don't have left overs to run incase you don't have time to babysit another batch.

One the three tuna it was pretty hard to gage since this were already filet from last year and I had previously steaked them out. Pretty much just grabbed what I thought would fit and went to work. Still had about 1/2 and empty rack left on the top. Filts were about 1 inch thick.

Yummy.