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I love to smoke fish, especially salmon, and was hankering for a bit of the good stuff lately. I had sent most of the stash South to the family for Christmas, and the smoker was under 8" of snow, but had a lot of nice Coho and King fillets in the freeze when I stumbled across a recipe that is so good, it rivals some of the best "squaw candy" I've tried. It takes no smoker, and only about 6 hours! Might work with other fish, but I haven't tried (yet).<br />Check this out: <br /> 1/2 cup soy sauce<br /> 2 TBS brown sugar<br /> 1/4 TSP Pepper<br /> 1 TSP Liquid smoke<br /> <br />Boil ingredients, then let cool. Slice a couple salmon fillets about 1/4" thick, then marinate in mixture for 45 minutes. Place strips on oiled screen or rack, and into a 150-170 degree oven until dry,(5-6 hours) almost leathery. Then put strips in a covered container in the fridge. If you do this while the strips are still slightly warm and cover tightly, the condensation will "glaze" the strips nicely. Best after at least a day of chilling, but who can wait? It's fantastic! I've had a lot of smoked fish, but this is so good and so easy it should be outlawed. You'd swear it came from a smokehouse! ChompChompChomp :)
 
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Sounds very edible, Fouled plug! I'll have to try that. Salmon is one of my very favorite meals.<br /><br />BUT!!!<br /><br />You are missing out on something that everyone in the Northwest corner of the continent should have. You can have fresh smoked salmon in a few minutes without going outdoors.<br /><br />My descendants gave me a STOVE TOP smoker for Father's Day.<br /><br />I can smoke a salmon filet in 25 minutes after a marination very similar to yours (replace the sugar and liquid smoke with ginger). OH MAN!!! GOODER 'n' BUGS!! :D <br /><br />Find out more at: www.cameronsmoker.com <br /><br />Red sky and Merry Christmas...<br />JB :)
 
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Re: Gotta share this recipe........

Now yu went and done it....I'm hungry.<br />I'll have to try that on some specks I got in the freezer. I think it would werk on them too.
 
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Hey J.B.:<br /><br />does that unit leak smoke at all, or is it totaly sealed? Looks like a good idea, but wife is sensitive to smoke.....<br /><br />Fouled Plug:<br /><br />I'll have to give that a try with our walley and whitefish. Sure would be easier!!<br /><br /> :confused:
 
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Yes, Schematic, it does leak a little.. . Just enough to perfume my kitchen with the aroma of smouldering alder. If I turn on the exhaust fan in the range hood even that is negligible.<br /><br />Red sky at night. . .<br />JB :)
 
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JB, I really like the looks of that stovetop unit. Might have to get one and try it out. Forgot to add, I ususally take the basic recipe and play with it (add garlic or whatever) depending on what the ol tastebuds say.
 
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Plug,<br /><br />The salmon sounds great. We don't get much of it down here. But I will share one of my favorite recipes with you.<br /><br />Brown a pound or two of your favorite meat. I just mixed some beef with some wild pork.<br />Add whatever seasoning you like. Once it is cooked good in a skillet I add some of my homemade hot sauce.<br /><br />Mixe up some corn bread. You will need enough to cover a 9 X 13 inch pan (and then some).<br /><br />Pour about 1/3 of the corn bread mix in a GREESED pan. Sprinkle the meat on top of that. Grate up some mid chedder cheeze and spread that on the meat. Then pour the rest of the corn bread mix on top. <br /><br />Bake at 350 til it looks done.<br /><br />I rarely ever use a recipe with actual measurements. That is why this is just off the hip so to speak.
 
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Here's one for the grill.<br /><br />Get a grate basket that you can sandwich fillets in. You can find them at Home Depot and Lowe's.<br /><br />1. Place fillets on grate-cover the entire area. Sprinkle the fillets with Tony Cacheries seasonings. Lawry's works too.<br /><br />2. Slice-bell peppers, sweet onions, and green chile peppers and mushrooms. Lay the sliced veggies on the fillets.<br /><br />3. Sprinkle on more seasoning. <br /><br />4. Lay another layer of fillets and sprinkle with seasoning.<br /><br />5. Put some mesquite or hickory chips on the grill when you fire it up.<br /><br />6. Lay the grate basket on the grille and cook each side for about 10 minutes. Baste with Italian dressing while it's cooking.<br /><br />7. Remove the fish veggie combo from the grater basket and chop up.<br /><br />8. Grate some pepperjack cheese into the chopped up fish/veggie mixture.<br /><br />9. Roll the mixture into fajita wraps (burrito).<br /><br />10. Warm up in the microwave later or enjoy now.<br /><br />I always keep a couple extra in the freezer for myself later.<br /><br />The firmer the fish-the better it works.<br /><br />ENJOY!
 
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O.K. Guys, The Salmon recipe sounds great. My recipe is similar to yours Fouled Plug. I use 1/3 cup Soy Sauce--2TBSP. Brown Sugar--1/3 tsp. White Pepper--1tsp. Wright's Liquid Smoke--2 cups Apple Juice and 1tsp. Garlic Powder. <br /><br />I marinate this for 24 [at least], hours. Then to put a glaze on the fish, I hang it in front of an electric fan for about 30 minutes... Smoke as usual and while your munching on this "you can wonder what the POOR FOLKS ARE EATING.<br /><br />A retired Game Warden friend gave me this recipe and a pound of smoked Halibut that he got in Alaska. I only use this on Salmon once in a while but I smoke Trout fillets all Summer long.<br /><br />O.K. J.B. Where can I get one of these Stovetop Smokers? I have 3 units but staying inside in the Winter sounds good.<br /><br />Thanks for the information and the recipe. Happy Boating, Hal :D :D :D
 
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Ahoy, Hal.<br /><br />You can order one at the site I gave above, or, there is usually one on ebay.<br /><br />Enjoy<br /><br />Red sky at night. . .<br />JB :)
 
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i can't offer any enlightenment to this forum, but for those who have access to salmon, i wanted to tell you a story.<br />Last year my neighbor visited a bud in Alaska, who charters. He brought back and gave me a zippy of the best dang jerky i've ever had - it was salmon! i love deer/beef jerky, but there was no comparison. it was chewy, but would just about dissolve in your mouth! he said the trick was that the guy boiled the meat off the leftover carcasses after they were filleted. these little pcs were baked inna wide shallow pan and then cut into strips. i don't know exactly how they did it, but if i had access to salmon, i'd be for finding out!<br />-just in case someone doesn't know of this simple camping dessert:<br />you can make excellent donuts using 'whappem' biscuits and a can of evaporated condensed milk. just whap can of biscuit dough on something, pull individual bisc into 2 pcs, pull it into pfd shape(with hole being huge,doe bein pinky diam). thro into new oil 1/2" barely hot enuf to fry, flip as soon as the half in oil gets slightly brown(@10secs) and use the milk for glaze - best darn donut u ever slapped ur tongue with :D
 
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Ebbtide, the salmon-jerky idea has my mouth watering! My first few fish of the season will be experimented with to try the idea out. Come on, Spring! :)
 
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my ole nabor, marshall, moved and is out of town, but i remember some more details. i'm almost sure he said when the big pot of skeletons were done simmering, the bones were dipped out, and the pot was left to cool. cause it seems that they were able to pull a whole clump out, and then slice as you would a chunk of meat. you should try it, to see if the pcs all stick together. let me know! i'm hungry just thinking about it- i always have store bought jerky in the boat on fishing trips :D
 
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Thats an interesting idea. I don't know if this applies, but I knew a chinese chef who made jerky from white fish. As you say, he used all the scraps from the filet. He would form the small pieces into a ball about the size of a golf ball, and throw it on the table. It would flatten like a pancake. He would repeat the throwing process many times. Eventualy the fish pieces would bind together.(don't ask me why) He would then spice it up, and dry it out in the oven. Maybe thats the secret?<br /><br />just a thought..... :)
 
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This is great topic. I grill a lot of my fish, don't have a lot of real great fish recipes, wife has a few.<br /><br />I do have a lot of real good venison recipes and have shared them on another I-Board. We have venison at least once a week.<br /><br />JB, I too was interested in a stove top or those counter top smokers but was concerned about smoke, good to hear first hand experience - thanks.<br /><br />Thanks to all, I have copied this entire thread and put it in my recipes folder on the PC. Some will get used this week!<br /><br />Thanks again :)
 
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Schematic, this thread reminds me of a long-running Spam joke between my older brother and I. Once on a trip through B.C. I saw a Spam-like product called "Spork". Is it available in your neck of the woods? I'd love to track down a can for his birthday. Thanks!
 
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Yo FP<br /><br />I'll give it a sticky beak next time I'm out and about.....gotta bad flu again, so it'll be a few days!<br /> :(
 
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Ahoy, Schematic. Sorry to hear about the flu. Really sux.<br /><br />Try equal parts honey, lime juice and scotch, followed by hot, wet towel on your forehead.<br /><br />It wont make you well, but you will care a lot less.<br /><br />Red sky at night. . .<br />JB :)
 
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OOOPPS! Forgot: that is hot honey, lime and scotch.<br /><br />Red sky at night. . .<br />JB :)
 
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Thanks JB<br /><br />About ready to try anything...Don't got da honey, don't got da lime......guess I'll just double up on the scotch....LOL<br /><br /> ;)
 
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