Smoked Honey Glazed Tilapia

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs tilapia fillets
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• olive oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1 quart water

Recipe

• 1 dissolve sugar and salt in the water. stir and dissolve.
• 2 add the fillets and refrigerate for minimum of 1 hour and up to 4.
• 3 about an hour before marinating is complete start up smoker.
• 4 you are looking for a temperature of about 200 f and no higher than 225°f.
• 5 use a good hard wood of your choice. i use pecan most of the time. alder, hickory, mesquite and cherry are all nice.
• 6 mix up the salt, pepper and cayenne.
• 7 take out the fillets, rinse then pat dry.
• 8 drizzle olive oil on a platter.
• 9 place fish on the platter and slide em around to oil the bottoms.
• 10 generously coat the tops only with honey.
• 11 sprinkle the mixed seasonings on top only.
• 12 place fillets directly on grate of prepared smoker and smoke for 1 hour.