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Smoked Trout or Kokanee
This is a recipe for whole smoked trout or kokanee. If you want to smoke fillets, I'd go to my smoked lake trout recipe, which is meant for bigger fish. I prefer alder, oak or maple wood to smoke over, but it's your call.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Brine Time
8 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 4 trout
Calories: 128 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 whole trout, gutted and gilled
- 1/2 cup kosher salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Mix the salt and sugar with a gallon of water and stir to dissolve the salt and sugar. Submerge the trout in this brine and put in the fridge, covered, for at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
- Remove the trout from the brine (discard the brine), pat dry with paper towels and set on a rack over a baking sheet in the fridge for at least a few hours, and up to overnight. You can also set the fish to dry in a cool, breezy place for a few hours.
- Put the fish in the smoker, hanging or on the grates, and get a nice cool smoke going. Slowly let the temperature rise to 200F and hold it between 175F and 200F for at least an hour, and up to 4 hours; I prefer 2 hours. Do not let the temperature get above 225F. If it does, set a tray of ice in the smoker.
- When your trout are smoked, you can eat them warm or chilled.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
100g
Calories
128kcal
(6%)
Protein
19.5g
(39%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1.4g
(7%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.6g
Monounsaturated Fat
1.6g
Cholesterol
58mg
(19%)
Sodium
48mg
(2%)
Potassium
381mg
(11%)
Vitamin A
50IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2.5mg
(3%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4trout
Amount Per Serving
Calories 128
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 100g | |
| Calories | 128kcal | 6% |
| Protein | 19.5g | 39% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.4g | 7% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.6g | 9% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1.6g | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 58mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 48mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 381mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 50IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2.5mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.