What's on the smoker today?

[INMT]

Into the oil they go.

 

[WildWill]

 

[WildWill]

Pulled pork sandwich tonight carnitas tomorrow.

 

[shannerdrake]

The other day during a freezer diving expedition, I found a couple of wild turkey leg quarts I had forgotten about. With season around the corner, I’ve been thinking about birds a lot, so I was excited to eat some.

Trying something new. Brined it for a day. Dry rub and smoked for 2.5 hours. Finished in a pressure cooker with bbq sauce, apple juice, and cider vinegar. Then pulled and sauced the meat. About as good as wild turkey legs get!

 

[Gellar]

I have a bag of catfish filets that were given to me by a guy that we let deer hunt. He says they are channel cat and flathead cats. My wife won't eat fried catfish because they tasty "fishy." I think I'm going to smoke a batch of them. I've smoked a lot of salmon, but never catfish. Their are a few fish markets around here that make smoked catfish and I occasionally will buy a filet. I am envisioning a smokey, salty, sweet flavor. Looking at recipes for smoked catfish I think I am going to go with a dry cure of salt and sugar for a few hours before smoking. While I'm smoking I'm going to glaze the filets with honey or maple syrup. Has anyone smoked catfish before that can provide tips and advice?

 

[shannerdrake]

I have a bag of catfish filets that were given to me by a guy that we let deer hunt. He says they are channel cat and flathead cats. My wife won't eat fried catfish because they tasty "fishy." I think I'm going to smoke a batch of them. I've smoked a lot of salmon, but never catfish. Their are a few fish markets around here that make smoked catfish and I occasionally will buy a filet. I am envisioning a smokey, salty, sweet flavor. Looking at recipes for smoked catfish I think I am going to go with a dry cure of salt and sugar for a few hours before smoking. While I'm smoking I'm going to glaze the filets with honey or maple syrup. Has anyone smoked catfish before that can provide tips and advice?

Not a lot of experience but your plan sounds good. I would take extra time trimming the filets and make sure you get any fat and dark meat off. I also like to put my catfish filets in a big bowl and run them under cold tap water for 20-30min. I’m amazed how much that flushes off of them and kills any potential for “fishy” flavors.

Flathead is top shelf fish in my book.

 

[Gellar]

Flathead is top shelf fish in my book.

Mine as well! My wife eats and enjoys it when she does not know its catfish.

 

[Potsie]

We tore through the last batch of smoked jalapeños. View attachment 364146

Smoking the next. Holy chit these are good, we put them on everything.

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Just smoke then into the oil? Anything special to get the smoke to stick? Salt?

 

[INMT]

I haven’t added anything. They retain their smokiness in the oil. They also impart smoked flavor to the olive oil. We cook with it, use it for dressings and marinades, etc.