5 Steps to Hot Smoking Fish: Prep, Brining, Forming the Pellicle, Smoking, Storage

5 Steps to Hot Smoking Fish: Prep, Brining, Forming the Pellicle, Smoking, Storage

There are two basic ways to smoke fish and seafood: cold smoking and hot smoking. Cold smoking involves smoking up to and typically not over 90 degrees F. This results in a RAW smoked fish (think of lox). If you want the fish cooked, then 

For Cod and Country: CBOW

For Cod and Country: CBOW

Barton Seaver in his book, For Cod and Country, cooks up delicious, sustainable food by promoting smaller fish portions and healthy amounts of vegetables.   Cookbook of the Week: For Cod and Country: Simple, Delicious, Sustainable Cooking by Barton Seaver Barton Seaver practices what he 

Salad Nicoise – Would the Real One Stand Up?

Salad Nicoise – Would the Real One Stand Up?

Market black box: fresh albacore tuna that hubby caught. What we did with it: made a Nicoise salad. There are as many different Salad Nicoise recipes as there are cooks. Some recipes call for tuna and/or anchovies while others forgo the meat altogether: my 1977 

Hot Smoked California Yellowtail

Hot Smoked California Yellowtail

Market black box: Yellowtail from a fishing trip. What I did with it: froze some, and smoked a whole yellowtail. (Yikes! Never smoked before!) I love hot smoked fish. Depending on where you get it or who makes it, the flavors range from salty to 

Halibut Veracruz

Halibut Veracruz

Market black box: Fresh halibut What I did with it: Made Halibut Veracruz Halibut is a white flesh low-fat fish with large flakes, perfect for this recipe.