Smoked trout is super versatile! This simple Sip Bite Go smoke trout recipe will leave you with some tasty seafood that you can enjoy stand alone or turn into a smoked trout dip or smoked trout chowder. Slice your filets and let’s get smoking!
How long to smoke trout?
Smoking lake trout filets in a pellet smoker at 225 degrees F will take about 30 minutes to finish. You’re looking for an internal temperature of 140 – 145 degrees F.
Why and how to brine trout?
If you want to experiments with flavoring trout, try a brine. Brining trout recipes can differ, but you can mainly brine trout one of two ways.
You either dry brine or wet brine it. When you dry brine, you will want to combine a mix of salt, sugar (brown) and pat onto the trout.
Let it rest in the fridge for 6- 8 hours if you have the time. If you wet brine trout, you will include some sort of liquid like water in addition to the other ingredients.
Serving and how to eat smoked trout?
You eat trout in a variety of ways. In this recipe, we ate it as a stand-alone meal. If you want to be creative, you can make a dip by mixing some sour cream, cream cheese, onion powder, kosher salt and pepper together. Toss in your trout and mix to combine.
Alternatively, you could eat it in the form of smoked trout chowder. Make a simple chowder and then toss in the trout to finish. It will be delicious on those colder days!
What to serve with smoked trout?
A lot of things go with smoked trout. Perhaps you could make a seafood platter and serve it with smoked salmon, smoked shrimp, smoked scallops…etc. I think any type of rice would be a great side pairing.
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make smoked trout…
- 1 LB trout filets (about 3-4 rainbow trout filets)
- Blackening seasoning (or any bbq rub you’d like)
How to smoke trout
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Detailed recipe steps
- Preheat Traeger Grills or Pitt Boss or whatever pellet grill you’re using to 225 degrees F.
- Prep trout filets for smoking. Pat dry with a paper towel.
- Prepare a foil “boat” or tray for the smoked trout fillets to rest on while smoking (I feel they retain more moisture than smoking trout directly on grill grates). Place trout on foil (cut side up, skin down) and leave uncovered.
- Season trout with blackening seasoning or any BBQ rub you’d like, or just salt if you want, on the cut side.
- Smoke trout in foil boat.
- Continue smoking rainbow trout until done.
- Remove trout from the smoker when the internal temperature of smoked trout reaches 140 – 145 degrees F as measured with an internal read thermometer.
Serve with smoked potatoes or smoked mac n cheese…
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Ingredients
- 1 lb trout filets about 3-4 rainbow trout filets
- 1.5 tbsp blackening seasoning or any bbq rub you’d like
Instructions
- Preheat Traeger Grills or Pitt Boss or whatever pellet grill you’re using to 225 degrees F.
- Prep trout filets for smoking. Pat dry with a paper towel.
- Prepare a foil “boat” or tray for the smoked trout filets to rest on while smoking (I feel they retain more moisture than smoking trout directly on grill grates). Place trout on foil (skin side down) and leave uncovered.
- Season trout with blackening seasoning or any BBQ rub you’d like, or just salt if you want, on the filet side.
- Smoke rainbow trout on foil in the pellet smoker until done (for about 30 minutes).
- Remove trout from the smoker when the internal temperature of smoked trout reaches 140 – 145 degrees F as measured with an internal read thermometer.
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