Found a recipe on here and made a few adjustments. Caught a couple kings in a tournament and decided to try my hand at smoking and making a dip. First the brine:
6 cups water
1/2 cup salt
1/3 cup soy sauce
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 crushed garlic cloves
2 tbsp. crushed red pepper
Combine, stir, dissolve- Add fish-brine overnight-I did for 12 hours.
Pat fish dry and air dry on a rack in the fridge- 1 hour min- I did 2-
Fired up the smoker- recipe said no hickory or harsh wood- I used hickory chips and will the next time I smoke fish.
Kept the smoker temp at 180 on the grill-200 dome temp until internal fish temp was 160- almost 2 hours
Smoked Fish Dip:
No too fond of mayo in my dip so I left it out- Also omitted garlic powder, onion powder, and white pepper.
***I didn't use all the ingredients in my first batch- mix to the consistency of your liking
4 oz Cream Cheese
2 oz sour cream
16 oz fish
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
chopped green onion
Fresh squeezed lemon
Pepper to taste
Smoked some jalapeno-diced, seeded and added to the dip on the right.
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Have to try that...
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IBEW LU 433
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Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. --- Lord Chesterfield
All you can do is try. Usually you want an oily fish for dips. Not sure grunt fits the bill. :huh
Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. --- Lord Chesterfield