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Smoked Dry Rubbed Chicken Wings
Smoked Dry Rubbed Chicken Wings
Chicken wings are an easy item to smoke. They take on any flavor you season them with. I’m not a fan of pre-made spice blends, except for one: Tony’s Creole seasoning. This is a staple if you are from the south. It goes on just about anything. Marinate the wings for 2 hours in the refrigerator. Let them sit out at room temp for an hour before smoking.Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees according to the manufacturer’s directions. I wanted a smokey and sweet flavor from the wood chips; so I used mesquite and peach wood. You can really use just about any type of wood for smoking chicken. That’s really up to you. The wings will take about 2 hours of steady smoke to heat to an internal temperature of 180 degrees. Let rest for 15 minutes before serving. No dipping sauce required.
Equipment
- Electric Smoker
- Probe Thermometer
Ingredients
- 3 lbs whole chicken wings
- seasonings of your choosing
Wood Chips
- mesquite wood chips
- peach wood chips
Instructions
- Season the chicken wings with the seasonings of your liking. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Arrange the wings on a rack. Let sit at room temp for an hour before smoking.
- Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees. Smoke the wings for about 2 hours, or until they reach an internal temperature of 180 degrees.
Alder Wood Hot Smoked Salmon
Tips For Smoking Salmon Farm raised salmon works best for smoking. Cut a whole fillet into 4-6 oz portions to allow for faster smoking time. Brine salmon fillets for 4 hours, max. Pat dry fillets with paper towels. If adding additional seasoning, do so now. …
Smoked Rainbow Trout
Smoked Rainbow Trout
Smoked rainbow trout are a great and inexpensive fish to smoke. You can purchase whole rainbow trout from Costco for $3.99lb. They are about 1 1/4” a piece, which is pretty good sized. They will have to be brined for about 3 hours. Once brined, pat them dry inside and out. You can smoke them whole, or you can remove the heads and backbone, have them butterflied open flat, and smoke them that way. They will take no more than 2 hours to smoke if done headless and boneless; about 3 hours if done whole. Using a probe thermometer, internal temp should read 160 degrees.
Equipment
- Electric Smoker
Ingredients
- 5 whole rainbow trout cleaned and gutted
Brine
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 cup sea salt
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
Wood Chips
- applewood chips
- cherrywood chips
Instructions
- Mix the brine ingredients together.
- Wash the rainbow trout inside and out.
- Brine the rainbow trout for 2-3 hours.
- When ready to smoke, pat the rainbow trout dry inside and out with paper towels. Place on the smoker racks.
- Preheat your electric smoker to 225 degrees according to the manufacturer’s directions. Smoke the rainbow trout for 2-3 hours. For ones 1lb and under, 2 hours is plenty. Ones over 1lb, smoke for up to 3 hours. The internal temp should be at 160 degrees.
Tips For Smoking Rainbow Trout
- Brine the rainbow trout for 3 hours. It takes a little more time for the brine to penetrate whole fish.
- Pat the rainbow trout dry inside and out with paper towels. This allows the smoke to stick to the fish.
- You can smoke the fish whole, or you can remove the head and backbone, butterflying it open and smoking it open-faced flat.
- Smoking the rainbow trout whole will take about 3 hours at 225 degrees. Smoking the rainbow trout headless and boneless will take about 2 hours at 225 degrees.
- Applewood, cherrywood, alder, and cedar are great woods for smoking fish.
- Since we want smoked fish cooked all the way through, smoke to an internal temperature of 160 degrees.
Smoked Tofu
Tips For Smoking Tofu Extra firm tofu works best since it has the least amount of liquid. Wrap the blocks of tofu in multiple layers of paper towels and press for 30 minutes. Marinate the tofu for 2 hours. Pat the tofu dry with paper …
Smoked Steelhead
Tip for smoking steelhead Brine the fish for 2 hours maximum. Any more then that, your steelhead will be too salty. Pat the steelhead dry with paper towels before smoking. This will allow the smoke to stick to the fish. There are 2 ways you …
Spinach and Peanut Salad
Spinach and Peanut Salad
Spinach and peanut salad is a popular cold appetizer served in China. It is a combination of 2 other cold appetizers, vinegar peanuts and Chinese style spinach salad; both using the same gingery vinegar dressing.When cooking the spinach, bring a pot of water to boil. Blanch the spinach for 2 minutes. Put the spinach in an ice bath to stop them from cooking. Shocking the spinach in ice water also preserves the green color of the spinach. Once the spinach is cool, squeeze out all of the water. You may have wondered why I used a lb of spinach for and appetizer for 2. 1lb of spinach yields an amount smaller than a baseball once squeezed. It cooks down that much, but the flavor is highly concentrated.To cook the peanuts, heat them up in cold oil over medium heat. If you were to toss the peanuts in hot oil, they would burn quickly. The good thing is that the peanuts don’t absorb any of the oil starting out in cold. Letting them cool afterwards will crisp them up. After that, mix the peanuts with the spinach and pour the dressing over. Garnish with sesame seeds.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 lb baby spinach
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup raw peanuts
- 2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp ginger minced
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp sugar
Garnish
- 1 tsp white sesame seeds
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to boil. Toss in the spinach. Blanch for 2 minutes.
- Strain the spinach in a colander. Place in an ice bath to stop the spinach from cooking.
- Squeeze out all of the excess water from the spinach. Roughly chop and place in a bowl.
- Heat up the raw peanuts in a small skillet in cold oil over medium heat. Constantly stir for 5 minutes until the peanuts are browned. Remove from the pan and let cool.
- Mix together the black vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, and salt in a bowl.
- Mix together the peanuts and spinach. Pour the dressing over. Garnish with sesame seeds.
