Steelhead - the 2nd time around

[thebarbequeen]

The 1st batch was so well-received, I had to do another one quick to make sure it hadn't just been some accident.  I liked the brine I made so I stuck with it.  I did 4 fillets this time instead of 2, hoping for another lucky break. I smoked longer and lower this time, my hubby preferred the taste of the 1st batch that I took up to higher smoke temps. brined about 5 hours

then onto racks overnight

love my foodsaver! thanks to mudduck!  A couple pieces stuck and lost their skin; their loss=the dog's gain.

thanks again, Bear and Bilder for helping me find my salmon way!

 

[SmokinAl]

They sure look good! Lots of good snacking treats. I would probably be pulling one out everyday!

 

[thebarbequeen]

Thanks, Al!!  Some found its way into Eric's corn chowder, and we served it at our drybag steak party. It was tasty by itself,  with a dill/caper goat cheese spread on crackers, and also put on top of some devilled eggs - Darn versatile stuff, that salmon!  My hubby eats some almost everyday!

 

[coffee_junkie]

OMG! It looks really good, but I would have to say this is one of the very few meats that I would not smoke. I would smoke a big ol chinook/king but never a silver red or steelhead....that is just me I guess.

 

[Fife]

Sure does look good.

 

[Bearcarver]

Looks Perfect from here!

Your Hubby has good taste, but we knew that already!

Bear

 

[tjohnson]

Diggin' The Steelhead!!

Todd

 

[rbranstner]

Great looking fish there!

 

[meatinc]

The BBQ Grail had a cool recipe for left over salmon - called compressed candied sushi.  Sounds great and if you have some left over salmon, give this a try before the pup eats it all!

 

[venture]

That looks really good.  Wild salmon on sale this week.  Hmmmm?  Should I break out the AMNS.  Sure I should!

Good luck and good smoking!

 

[boykjo]

They sure look good! Lots of good snacking treats. I would probably be pulling one out everyday!

X2. They sure wouldnt last long here.............

 

[coma44]

Look perfect!

I love steelhead! Caught a my first one 5 years ago on the salmon river in pulaski,ny . To date it has been in the top 3 smoked fish I have done up.

Thanks for the q-view!

 

[beer-b-q]

Looks Great, Wish we had fish like that in Kansas...

 

[nwdave]

I don't have any steelies, BUT, there's a coho that needs attending.  What temp did you run this time?

 

[thebarbequeen]

I don't have any steelies, BUT, there's a coho that needs attending.  What temp did you run this time?

I took them slowly up from 140 to 180, bumping it every 1-1/2 to 2 hours until 160 then 1 hour @ 170, then to 180 until they hit IT 140.  The first time I bumped faster and took them up to 195 to finish off, with shorter intervals from 160.  They seemed to take on more smoke than this last batch, everybody but the hubby seems not to mind.  Alder, all the way, of course.  Coho. yum.