Smoked Tilapia's

Father Tom · March 06, 2009, 01:40:20 PM

Has anyone smoked Tilapia's?

Tom

FLBentRider · March 06, 2009, 02:43:13 PM

The only attempt I remember seeing here did not turn out well.

Ka Honu · March 06, 2009, 04:20:30 PM

Sorry, Tilapia is not on my approved food list.

westexasmoker · March 06, 2009, 05:06:58 PM

I'll disagree on this one....Tilapia into the smoke for an hour, then off to the grill for a finish! But of course ya have to use mesquite! ;D

C

FLBentRider · March 06, 2009, 05:11:35 PM

Sorry WTS, I forgot about your talapia smokes... The only one I could recall was a guy who said it turned out like leather.

Ka Honu · March 06, 2009, 07:05:38 PM

WTS - I'm sure farmed tilapia are fine but in Hawaii & other parts of the Pacific the wild version has a "social stigma" (for want of a better term) that I just don't deal with.

Father Tom · March 07, 2009, 12:30:19 PM

Thanks Guys: WTS what temperature for the hour of smoke?

Filets or whole.. I was given a case of 12" whole, gutted and scaled. I have tried to cook a dozen of ways and still can't find a way of making them taste like a fish. Wife thought i might smoke them. Thanks for the info.

Tom

westexasmoker · March 07, 2009, 01:51:03 PM

I've only done filets and 150-170 temp for smoke, then off to the grill or pan fry to finish! Oh yeah, lots of lemon/lime juice!

C