Smoked Fish ( Brine Recipe And Smoking Directions) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 -5 lbs fish, roughly
Brine
1 gallon water
1 1/3 cups canning salt
2/3 cup brown sugar

Preparation

Mix all ingredients very well until sugar is disolved.
Split the fish into halves and soak them for about 12 hours (more or less) in the refrigerator.
Prepare your fire using charcoal and a mix of old birch (with bark removed) or apple wood or you can use just charcoal.
Place fish in smoker and allow to smoke for about 6-8 hours for smoking, depending on the outside temperature and how hot your smoker gets of course.