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Brown Butter Smoked Fish Recipe

brown butter smoked fish.

Making delicious smoke-kissed fish on the grill has never been easier thanks to this technique. The “Smoke Catcher” as I call it, is a method of fast-smoking thin fish filets and bivalves on a grill. You place about 4 ounces of wood chips, pellets, sawdust, or dried herbs directly on flames or hot metal so […]

Provençal Smoked Fish Paté Recipe

Provencal smoked fish spread in a bowl alongside olives and stuffed grape leaves.

What makes our smoked fish paté recipe? Think tuna salad from France on steroids. You can serve this like a dip for chips, a spread for crackers or toast points, make a sandwich with a tomato and melted cheese, plop it on top of a green salad, mix it with elbow pasta, rollups, serve accompanied […]

Quick Simple Dry Brined Hot Smoked Fish Recipe

smoked sable fish.

That’s sable (a.k.a. black cod) in the photo, but this dry brined hot smoked fish recipe works with salmon and just about any fish. Simply dry brine (lightly salt) the fish before cooking. It’s similar to soaking the fish in salt water (wet brining), but without the water. Click here for a classic wet brined […]

Smoked Fish Dip Recipe

smoked fish dip.

This smoked fish dip recipe makes for a most hospitable way to start a dinner party. Serve it on crackers, toasted slices of baguette or bagel, bagel chips, crackers, matzoh, potato chips, or carrot and celery sticks. Or use it to make the best fish salad sandwich ever. You can find smoked fish locally or […]

A Smoked Fish Road Trip to the Great Lakes

Meathead holding a smoked chub

I tasted some of the best smoked fish of my life on the West Coast of Michigan—and this is coming from a guy who grew up on smoked fish in Florida. The Leelanau Peninsula juts into Lake Michigan on the west coast of Michigan, just north of Traverse City. The Peninsula is home to several […]

Brown Butter Smoked Fish Recipe

Smoked fish plated with a brown butter sauce topped with chives and purples flowers.

Finding the right balance of smoke when cooking fish on the grill can be a challenge but this technique, called “the smoke catcher,” makes it quick and simple for this brown butter smoked fish recipe.

Get A Taste Of Japan With This Whole Sea Bass Grilled In Wasabi Crust

grilled sea bass in wasabi crust

Whole fish grilled over an open flame develops a crackled skin but stays nice and moist inside. Unfortunately, the increasing popularity of fish has not translated into greater availability of whole fish. Almost everything you see is already filleted. It’s a shame because the flesh of fish cooked whole on the bone tastes juicier. If […]

How To Make “Close Proximity Smoked Fish”

chilean sea bass

If we want to get some smoke on quick cooking fish we need to place the fish in close proximity to smoldering wood. Here is a technique that gives fish just the right kiss of smoke without overwhelming its natural beauty.

Memphis Dust Rub Recipe

Memphis dry rub seasoning on a marble background.

This award winning, classic Memphis dust rub recipe is great on pork, chicken, fish, beef, and veggies. Memphis is known for dry rubbed ribs, and skipping the sauce to allow the meat and spices shine through. This easy dry rub recipe makes the only BBQ rub that you’ll ever need!

Griddled Salmon On A Salad Is Simply Simple And Delicious

Griddled salmon and salad in a bowl.

Take ordinary salads over the top with this tested recipe for crispy crusty salmon. Fresh salmon is cooked on the grill with a griddle until it’s interior is perfectly cooked and buttery while the skin is crackling crisp. The fish is then served on dressed romaine lettuce along with grated parmesan and garlic croutons.

Schmancy Hot Smoked Salmon Recipe (Works For All Fish)

Smoked salmon on a white platter.

No fish is more receptive to smoke than salmon. This recipe creates an elegant, delicate, moist piece of salmon with a hint of sweet, salt, and garlic. Unlike the stuff we put on bagels, it is “hot smoked” at about 225°F. This smoked salmon is perfect served on its own, in potatoes, in scrambled eggs or risotto, or in a sandwich.

Ground Salmon Burger Recipe

Grilled ground salmon burger with lettuce and tomatoes on a bun.

In this tested recipe you’ll learn how to make your own flavor packed homemade salmon sausage. Perfectly seasoned, the salmon sausage can either be made into stuffed links, tubeless links, patties, or meatballs. at your next cookout, try serving it on a crusty bun with flavored mayo, lettuce, and tomato.