Smokehouse Recipes
Turn Frozen Fish into Gourmet Treats
By: Buzz Ramsey Originally printed in the Northwest Steelheader Magazine in 2013. When was the last time you took inventory of the fish population in your freezer? Unfortunately, fish doesn't keep very well when frozen. The more time they spend in the freezer the less desirable they become. And while there are ways to make fish last in the freezer for six to twelve months, dropping fillets in a zip-top bag won’t get you much past 60 days. Surprisingly to some, fresh frozen fish lend themselves particularly well to the smoking process; you see, freezing causes cell tissue to burst,...