I want to smoke some trout, anyone have recipies for the brine?

Question

Brine is the liquid used to marinate the trout..
And yes it would me hard to lite..lol

Answer 1

2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
3 lemon slices
12 ounces trout fillets
3 serrano peppers
1 ounce rice vinegar
1/2 ounce olive oil
1/2 mango, peeled and chopped
1/2 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon black pepper
Salt
4 ounces tomato, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped roasted peanuts

In a shallow baking dish, mix together the kosher salt, sugar, cilantro, and lemon slices to make the cure. Rub the cure into the trout fillets, and cure in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Prepare a hot smoker.
Smoke the trout with serrano peppers until the fish is cooked through, but not overcooked. Remove from the smoker and allow to cool.
Peel the smoked peppers and remove seeds. Place the smoked pepper in a blender or food processor and puree. Add the vinegar, olive oil, mango, garlic, black pepper, salt, and tomato. Puree until smooth.
Place the trout on a platter and sprinkle with peanuts. Drizzle a generous amount of the vinaigrette over the trout.

Answer 2

I tried to smoke trout,....very hard to keep lit.

Finaly got it lit,...made me cough,didn't like it.

For the brine I saw someone use the contents of a large pickle jar.

Answer 3

i dont know what brin means but here is a good recipe

GRILLED TROUT WITH LEMON BUTTER

4 to 6 gutted and cleaned, whole sm. trout
Salt
Pepper
Vegetable oil

LEMON BUTTER:

2 tbsp. butter, melted
1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Sprinkle trout cavities with salt and pepper. Brush skin with oil. Prepare lemon butter; mix butter, lemon peel, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce together.
Brush grill with vegetable oil. Grill fish 3 to 4 inches from medium coals, brushing with lemon butter frequently and turning once; cook until fish flakes easily with fork, about 17 minutes on each side.

Serve with remaining lemon butter

Answer 4

get some Cinnamon and oak shavings place at the bottom of a wok or frying pan get a piece of chicken wire for the fish to sit on place the fish on the wire and light the stove cover with a lid that fits and let it smoke for about 45Min's or till your satisfied..........open a window

Answer 5

What's the brine for. I thought it was just burning wood shavings - preferably oak..............

Answer 6

try a cigerette first before u get on to the hard stuff

Answer 7

Isn't it kind of hard to light?

Answer 8

just a touch of garlic and bread crumbs.