I just got a GMG Daniel Boone and am having fun playing with it. I do a lot of fishing and we had a great year for yellowfin tuna in San Diego, so it was my obvious choice to test.
I portion out my fish and vacuum pack it. It then goes into the freezer. For this test, I pulled two small packs. I move it to the refrigerator from the freezer. After about 6-12 hours, it is usually defrosted enough to take the vacuum bag off. I then wrap the fish in paper towels and put back in the refrigerator to finish the defrost.
To brine, I added the following to a zip-lock bag for about 4 hours. I wish I wrote down exactly what I added...
I put it on the smoker for about 80 minutes.
It turned out very good and even got great reviews from my fish monger friends.
The next batch will be bigger with a bit more wasabi. And maybe some black pepper.
I portion out my fish and vacuum pack it. It then goes into the freezer. For this test, I pulled two small packs. I move it to the refrigerator from the freezer. After about 6-12 hours, it is usually defrosted enough to take the vacuum bag off. I then wrap the fish in paper towels and put back in the refrigerator to finish the defrost.
To brine, I added the following to a zip-lock bag for about 4 hours. I wish I wrote down exactly what I added...
- Soy sauce - get the stuff from Trader Joes that has minimal addatives
- Wasabi paste - the green pre-mixed stuff from the grocery store. A solid dollup.
- ginger powder
- a little extra salt
- some brown sugar (about 4x the salt, but still not a lot)
- garlic (pre-minced stuff from the jar)
I put it on the smoker for about 80 minutes.
It turned out very good and even got great reviews from my fish monger friends.
The next batch will be bigger with a bit more wasabi. And maybe some black pepper.