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Splitting Fish for smoking

smoked-kahawai

Ingredients:

  • Salt
  • Brown Sugar

Equipment:

  • Sharp Knife
  • Chopping Board
  • Spoon
  • Water
  • Wire for hanging fish

1
Cut thru the belly
Remove the puku
Wash fish
Slice on the inside along the backbone towards the skin
Don’t cut thru the skin
Slice along the length of the body towards the tail
Slice up and thru the head
Open flesh
Sprinkle on salt
Rub in
Hang
Allow to marinate for 2 hours before smoking


2
For the other method
Cut off the head behind the gills
Push sharp tip thru side of backbone towards the stomach
Cut along the Backbone
Open out fish
Remove the stomach
Wash the fish
Sprinkle on salt
Sprinkle on brown sugar
Rub in
Hang
Allow to marinate for 2 hours before smoking

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