Smoked Catfish Filets - Qview

[the iceman]

Pulled a couple of catfish filets out of the freezer & decided to try to give them a smoke. Once thawed I dried them on some paper towels & hit them with Tony Chachere's seasoning. Here they are ready for the smoker...

I started them out for the first half hour or so at about 200° with some apple chunks. For the last 30 min. or so & cranked up the heat to about 250°. Here they are all done served up on a bed of rice, corn, peas & lima beans. Topped it off with some lime juice & tartar sauce - damn tasty...

Thanks for lookin'.

 

[wlkwichita]

Oh man, that looks SO good!!

i have not smoked fish yet, but now I am inspired!!

 

[caveman]

Nice looking meal. Although, I love Snapper but that would work as well. I think I am going to shoot you some

over there. Yes, I think I will. I like it.

One question: How long did the process take please?

 

[rdknb]

That looks very good, I loved smoked catfish

 

[meateater]

Looking good.

 

[the iceman]

Thanks.

Fish will cook up fairly quickly so it went fairly fast on the smoker. After the first half hour I flipped them over & moved them toward the heat. Turned out great - moist & tender. Only just a little over an hours time total cooking time.

 

[adiochiro3]

Nice! Fish is such a natural for the smoker.

 

[mythmaster]

That looks awesome! I love me some catfish. I grew up in GA, and my Dad, Uncles, and Grandad were always bringing home catfish from the river. We always fried it -- haven't tried any smoked yet, but that's definitely on my "to-do" list!

Thanks for posting.

 

[richoso1]

Congrats on a great smoke, smoked catfish is one of my favs, especially if there is no brining involved. Thanks for sharing a tasty looking meal. It's all good my friend.

 

[treegje]

Yummy looking'excellent job

 

[caveman]

Cool, Thanks. And earlier, I meant Salmon. Well I love Snapper also but Salmon....YES!!!!

 

[Bearcarver]

That looks great Iceman!------------>>

I haven't tried smoke/cooking any fish like that yet (catfish is a great choice!). Up to now, all I've done was smoke Salmon & Tuna real hard (long & slow), to hold in your hand & eat as a snack. Yours looks like a GREAT MEAL. I gotta try that soon.

Thanks for showing,
Bearcarver

 

[memphisbud]

Outstanding! Love some catfish, time to fire it up now!

 

[beer-b-q]

Looks Great Iceman, Nice Job...

 

[cowgirl]

Great looking catfish Iceman!! Wish I had some for breakfast right now.

 

[mballi3011]

That sure is some good looking fish and yes it is a natural for the smoker too.