Whats in your smoker?

Did you soak the tuna in your brine for only 10 minutes or hours? Having never smoked tuna, is that all it needs?
By the way, it looks delicious...
5 to 10 minutes is all it needs. I think I did 15 minutes the first time—too salty! The plain way is just coat it in coarse salt for 5-10 minutes then rinse and pat dry. I also tried it this time in a wet brine with soy sauce and fish sauce for 8 minutes and it also came out well.
 
You gonna nibble on the tail?

I'm exercising some restraint to avoid inappropriate humor here (ala SNL Colonel Angus skits)... but yeah, l may nibble on it some.

Mostly smoked the backbone and tail to avoid waste from my hack job. I bet smoked rezzie tail is a lot more delicate and tasty than a big 'ol nasty river chinook.
 
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I'm exercising some restraint to avoid inappropriate humor here (ala SNL Colonel Angus skits)... but yeah, l may nibble on it some.

Mostly smoked the backbone and tail to avoid waste from my hack job. I bet smoked rezzie tail is a lot more delicate and tasty than a big 'ol nasty river chinook.
Smoked tail makes a great chip dip.
 
After years of smoking salmon in my big chief, I decided to expand my efforts to different meats. I wanted to be able to control temp, timing, etc, so bought a Masterbuilt digital smoker. First attempt yesterday was turkey legs. The smoker was really easy to use. They turned out very well, although, IMO, the rub I used didn't really match as well as expected. With a little tweaking, I'm sure I'll have it dialed in next time. Next up will be ribs, brisket, whole chickens, etc...so many directions...but looking forward to experimenting.

smoked turkey legs.jpg
 
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