Salt and Sugar Cured Trout
- 1 trout, head on and dressed, gutted, bones removed
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. kosher salt
- 2 oranges
- 1 tbsp. mixed chopped herbs, such as Italian parsely and dill
- Open the trout like a book, flesh facing up.
- Dry the fish well with a towel.
- Check to make sure all bones have been removed.
- In a small bowl, combine salt, sugar and herbs.
- Distribute the mixture onto the flesh of the fish, pressing gently.
- Let marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
- Add trout to a stove-top smoker and smoke over medium-low heat.
- After 15 minute, flip smoke for another 15 minutes.
trout, brown sugar, kosher salt, oranges, herbs
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/21839 (may not work)