Smoked Honey Glazed Tilapia

• 2 lbs tilapia fillets
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• olive oil
• Brine
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1 quart water

1. Dissolve sugar and salt in the water. Stir and dissolve.
2. Add the fillets and refrigerate for minimum of 1 hour and up to 4.
3. About an hour before marinating is complete start up smoker.
4. You are looking for a temperature of about 200 F and no higher than 225u0b0F.
5. Use a good hard wood of your choice. I use pecan most of the time. Alder, hickory, mesquite and cherry are all nice.
6. Mix up the salt, pepper and cayenne.
7. Take out the Fillets, rinse then pat dry.
8. Drizzle olive oil on a platter.
9. Place fish on the platter and slide em around to oil the bottoms.
10. Generously coat the tops only with honey.
11. Sprinkle the mixed seasonings on top only.
12. Place fillets directly on grate of prepared smoker and smoke for 1 hour.

tilapia fillets, honey, coarse salt, cracked black pepper, cayenne pepper, olive oil, brine, white sugar, salt, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/smoked-honey-glazed-tilapia-430427 (may not work)