Smoked. Blackfin

[cole2011]

I am gonna smoke some blackfin this week and tips would be appreciated. Do any of y’all have a Brine recipe you would not mind sharing

[duckchoppin]

If you cook a piece of tuna anything other than rare you might as well throw it in the trash.

[lowcountryboiled]

Not sure if I'm going against the rules but check out smokingmeatforums.com. Hell of a website. You can probably find a brine on there. You can cold smoke the fish to get the smoke flavor without it ever getting past rare.

[cole2011]

Blackfin doesn’t freeze well

[Canoegunner]

Smoked blackfin is a perfectly acceptable way to dispose of fresh blackfin. I have always gone 2:1 brown sugar to salt when making a brine (mix in warm water so it dissolves easier). Add a splash of soy or lemon juice if your feeling crazy. Let brine 24 hours then set on your smoker racks for at least a hour prior to putting heat on it. Smoke with non-nut woods for best results.

[Hoggin]

Smoked blackfin is a perfectly acceptable way to dispose of fresh blackfin. I have always gone 2:1 brown sugar to salt when making a brine (mix in warm water so it dissolves easier). Add a splash of soy or lemon juice if your feeling crazy. Let brine 24 hours then set on your smoker racks for at least a hour prior to putting heat on it. Smoke with non-nut woods for best results.

Good advice. You could bump the sugar to salt ratio up even higher and still be fine. Both sugar and salt act as a “cure”.

[MKW]

Pro tip: Canning and Pickling salt dissolves easily in cool water. Available in most grocery stores.

[cole2011]

thanks guys

[dox08]

Better off making tuna salad, than smoking it. Freezing blackfin makes for great crawfish bait! Ask ole boy that lives down by low falls, he will tell ya!

[Beachbird]

Blackfin Tacos!