Smoked Rainbows

[bimmer]

The wife and I just came home from the lake with 8 Rainbow Trout that are 12" -15". At that size is it better to brine or not brine and if the answer is to brine, any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[bimmer]

Welp, no replies yet. Bet everyone is out smokin', fishin' or watchin' preseason football! So I decided to do some more scouting around and this is what I came up with. Going to fire up the smoker and use some pecan logs that I've chopped down a bit to fit the smoker pan and soak them in water while getting the coals ready.

Last night I made a teriyaki brine using:

1 Cup Olive Oil

1 cup Soy Sauce

½ Cup Teriyaki Marinade

½ Cup Lemon Juice

2 TBLSP Minced Onion

2 TBLSP Minced Garlic

To that I added some Chili Powder, Paprika, Oregano,

Ground Coriander, Garlic Powder, Kosher Salt, 

Ground Cumin, Cayenne & Black Pepper & Crushed Red Chillies

They've been soaking in that for about 18 hours. If I can get the camera out, I'll take some pics.

Shouldn't take more than 2-3 hours to smoke them. I'm smoking whole, less the heads and entrails.

 

[oldschoolbbq]

sounds good... I'll be here  ... 

 

[bimmer]

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• bimmer
• Aug 12, 2012

This should wet your whistle for awhile.

At the one hour mark now. Flipped each one and basted with the marinade. Temp holding at around 280. I would have rather used Apple wood but I happened to still have this Pecan.