Smoked Fish ( Brine Recipe And Smoking Directions)

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 -5 lbs fish, roughly
• 1 gallon water
• 1 1/3 cups canning salt
• 2/3 cup brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients very well until sugar is disolved.
• 2 split the fish into halves and soak them for about 12 hours (more or less) in the refrigerator.
• 3 prepare your fire using charcoal and a mix of old birch (with bark removed) or apple wood or you can use just charcoal.
• 4 place fish in smoker and allow to smoke for about 6-8 hours for smoking, depending on the outside temperature and how hot your smoker gets of course.