Bolas De Fraile
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We a driving to our local fish farm to buy some trout today. I would appreciate some tips on hot smoking the with particular ref to the brine.
Waiting eagerly to see the finished product, I use to fish with my dad he love fishing and trout were his thing. We use to be able to catch up to 20 then, And manys the time I use to fall asleep on the bank of the stream only to have dad poking me with the end of the rod saying get up and finish fishing we still have to clean and cook these babiesI got back a few hours ago, I forgot to take my camera it was really beautifull today. The farm is in a valley about 14 mls from us, the river that feeds it is very clean. My family have been buying trout from Mr Davidson for 40 yrs.
I bought 12 1+ lbs rainbows for about $30, he wacked them and gutted them as I waited.
The BBQ charcoal is nearly ready, I made a simple brine and two of the fish are in it.The smoke will come from pieces of Jack Daniels barrels I bought.
I will take pics and post later
$2.50 - $3 per pound is quite a reasonable price.I got back a few hours ago, I forgot to take my camera it was really beautifull today. The farm is in a valley about 14 mls from us, the river that feeds it is very clean. My family have been buying trout from Mr Davidson for 40 yrs.
I bought 12 1+ lbs rainbows for about $30, he wacked them and gutted them as I waited.
The BBQ charcoal is nearly ready, I made a simple brine and two of the fish are in it.The smoke will come from pieces of Jack Daniels barrels I bought.
I will take pics and post later
Bolas, you dirty dog! That looks fantastic!!! Thanks for the pix.
Nice job, very nice. Got me jones'n bad.
MOst of the fish smokers around these parts pack the fish in kosher salt and let it sit in the cooler for a day. They then rinse off the extra salt and smoke the fish in alderwood smoke. I'd like to try with maple or apple-wood. I love smoked fish. But trout is asmost too good to smoke. I'd rather smoke salmon.
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