Vanilla Smoked Trout

Name: Vanilla Smoked Trout
Ingredients: 6 trout fillets, skin on and boneless; 1 1/2 gallons cold water; 1 cup light brown sugar; 4 vanilla beans, split and scraped; 1/2 cup ground black pepper; 1 cup kosher salt; 2 tablespoons vanilla extract

7 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

6 trout fillets, skin on and boneless
1 1/2 gallons cold water
1 cup light brown sugar
4 vanilla beans, split and scraped
1/2 cup ground black pepper
1 cup kosher salt
2 tablespoons vanilla extract

Directions

1

Mix cold water, brown sugar, vanilla beans, pepper, kosher salt and vanilla extract together and refrigerate for 1 day.
2

Place trout in brine for 30 minutes.
3

Air dry (uncovered) on racks in refrigerator for 1 hour.
4

Place trout in smoker.
5

Cold smoke for 30 minutes at 90 degrees.
6

Reserve in refrigerator (up to 2 days) until ready to cook.
7

Saute trout when ready to assemble.
8

Heat saute skillet with minimal amount of vegetable oil.
9

Saute skin side up over medium heat for 1 minute and then repeat process with skin side down.
10

Remove from skillet and remove skin prior to service.