[QUOTE=Psalm25;378072]Sounds good as well........for a change up. I usually like my fish prepared simply so that I can actually taste the fish though. I bet if your method was used and done long enough the fish would be good to have as preserved source of food. Salt would probably have to be bumped up in the recipe to help dry out the fish. Fish jerky....not a bad emergency/survival food.Originally Posted by Blade
[QUOTE=Psalm25;378072]We get slimy mackerel where I live, been told there not the best eatin'. But with that recipe the south end of a north bound cow sounds like decent feed.
[QUOTE=Blade;378194]Yes, it does take away from the taste of the fish. I'm not a big fish eater unless it's Salmon... I will eat that stuff cooked anyway or even raw. Sometimes I get a hunger for fried or baked fish but for the most part only time I fry or bake it is when I'm out in no mans land... I figure I am so hungry when I'm in the wilderness there is not too much that doesn't taste good lol. Before I go on one of my walk-a-bouts I will make a salt water brine and soak the fish overnight, then smoke them on a low heat until they are totally dry. That way I can put them in my back pack and have something to chew on between whatever meals I find in my travels.
[QUOTE=BushCraft;378197]Your right, there is not much that recipe does not make palatable.
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Yes, it does take away from the taste of the fish. I'm not a big fish eater unless it's Salmon... I will eat that stuff cooked anyway or even raw. Sometimes I get a hunger for fried or baked fish but for the most part only time I fry or bake it is when I'm out in no mans land... I figure I am so hungry when I'm in the wilderness there is not too much that doesn't taste good lol. Before I go on one of my walk-a-bouts I will make a salt water brine and soak the fish overnight, then smoke them on a low heat until they are totally dry. That way I can put them in my back pack and have something to chew on between whatever meals I find in my travels.
How about salmon jerky? This was my first attempt. Next time I'll cut it into strips.
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Man that looks good!!
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[QUOTE=1stimestar;378328][QUOTE=Psalm25;378211]Verrry nice! Cutting into strips will cut down on the cooking/drying time as well.
[QUOTE=Blade;378344][QUOTE=1stimestar;378328]Thins strips make for the best trail food too. You can chew on the thins strips to sate hunger between meals. I like venison strips for that reason, that meaty gamey flavour keeps you feeling full even if you are only running on 15-20grams of dried meat.
[QUOTE=1stimestar;378328][QUOTE=Psalm25;378211]That looks like something you would spend big bucks at a fancy restaurant for and it also looks fantastic. I could see some snobby lady from a typical yuppie community who is in a ton of credit card debt ordering that and just saying with a snobby accent "Oh, this is wonderful".
Well - I'm not a snobby lady. I don't live in a typical yuppie community - at leas I don't think I do - not 100% sure what that is. I don't have a ton of credit card debt. I don't think I have a snobby accent. I'll bet I would say that it was wonderful.
Old Blade likes radial tire jerky. Cut into thin strips it lasts forever, and it's real chewy
OK, I'm full now....4 pic's of the samon.......Looks good though...LOL
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DON'T cut it into strips!!!!!!! Fish (at least fish of the size you have posted) dries out too fast and too easily when smoked. Keep the whole filet together and leave the skin on as a barrier between the flesh and the rack.
These you have posted look wonderful.
Would drying them right out like beef jerky not make them last longer though? I'm just thinking if one was to take it on a hiking trip for example, the moisture in it would turn it bad after a day or so in the heat. But for eating right away or keeping it in the fridge it would be much better to leave as is in the picture.
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Fish that is smoked, packaged (think vacuum sealed), and then packed in the backpack properly (right in the center where it gets the most insulation) will last just fine even in really warm temperatures for more than a week.
Even properly made beef jerky (not the dusty, arid, Sahara Desert-like Poop that gets labelled as "beef jerky" that you buy at your local Wally World) is not completely dried out. You're looking for food that will last and that is actually edible so, you need to retain some of the nice fish oils and yes, even a little bit of the moisture.
Remember that when you are going to "do it yourself," the goal is to EXCEED (not merely match) the "quality" of the store-bought junk.
These are dried. There isn't much moisture left in them. They do have the skin on which peels right off after drying. The problem with cutting into strips is that it is hard to do and time consuming lol. Here is some strips that I didn't do but I did eat, yum. I got them from a friend for a back packing trip a few years ago.
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