Smoked Lake Trout Brine

2020-07-06 After a lot of reading on here about the best ways to smoke fish lake trout in particular here is what I did.

Smoked lake trout brine. This is an optional step and smoked trout dont necessarily need a brine. You will need to prepare enough brine to completely cover the fish. Blended in the KitchenAid for 5ish min.

Lake trout are best eaten fresh as the high-fat content breaks down when they are frozen and thawed. Dry brine consisting of 4 cups kosher salt and 1 cup brown sugar. A good size is about 3 x 6 but smaller or slightly larger is fine.

For eight pounds of salmon trout sturgeon or other fish 8 to 10 pounds fillets skin on rinsed patted dry cut into small pieces. Brine skin side up in a plastic or glass dish. Adding small amounts of seasonings to the fish brine is a great idea as well.

Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 10-12 hours. Brush trout with Vermont Maple Syrup and add ground black pepper. 2015-07-09 Fillet trout and cut each filet in half.

To brine trout combine about 1 tablespoon of table salt or 2 tablespoons of kosher salt for every 1 cup of water. The flesh is delicate and fish being kept for the tabl.