Lake Trout Smoking Brine
You will need to prepare enough brine to completely cover the fish.
Lake trout smoking brine. Let sit for 2 hours. Remove the trout from the brine and place the fillets directly on. Wash trout under cold water pat dry and place skin side down on wire rack in a cool place.
2015-07-09 Fillet trout and cut each filet in half. Wash trout under cold water pat dry and place skin side down on wire rack in a cool place. A good size is about 3 x 6 but smaller or slightly larger is fine.
Blended in the KitchenAid for 5ish min. Place the trout fillets skin side up in the brine and brine the fillets for 15 minutes Preheat your smoker to 180 degrees F. 2020-09-16 In a glass baking dish spread out a base layer of the dry brine.
Brush trout with Vermont Maple Syrup and add ground black pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 10-12 hours. 2019-10-08 Make the brine for the trout by dissolving kosher salt and brown sugar in water.
For eight pounds of salmon trout sturgeon or other fish 8 to 10 pounds fillets skin on rinsed patted dry cut into small pieces. Place the meat on top skin side down then generously pack the remaining brine on top of the fillets. To brine trout combine about 1 tablespoon of table salt or 2 tablespoons of kosher salt for every 1 cup of water.
2019-05-15 Smoked Trout Brine 12 cup Kosher Salt 12 cup Brown Sugar 14 tsp Onion Powder 14 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tbsp Paprika. When the dry brine turns to a syrup-like texture its done. Rinse the fillets well with cold water.