Category Archives: Seafood

Smoked Scallops

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Sea Scallops (about 20 scallops)
  • 2 Tblsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tblsp coarsely Ground Peppercorns
  • 1 tsp coarse Kosher Salt
  • Lemon & Lime Zest – for garnish

Directions

  1. Rinse the scallops under cold water and remove the “catch”, the small muscle running vertically on the side of the scallop.  Pat dry.  Place the scallops in a mixing bowl and season with the lemon juice, pepper and salt.
  2. Prepare your Bradley Smoker with Bisquettes of choice.  Set temperature to 92°C (200°F).
  3. Place the scallops on Braadley Smoker Magic Mats on smoker rack and smoke for 30-40 minutes or until the scallop are just translucent and slightly firm.  Do not overcook as the scallops with be rubbery and tasteless.
  4. Transfer the scallops to a warmed serving plate.  Garnish the scallops with the zest and serve.  Or place a small amount of spring salad mix in a scallop shell and plate two or three scallops per shell.
  5. Enjoy.

Recipe compliments of Fiery Foods

Smoked Lobster Tails

Ingredients

  • 4-6 Lobster Tails
  • ½ cup Butter
  • 4 cloves Garlic

Directions

  1. Preheat your Bradley Smoker to 400°F (204°C) using Bisquettes of choice.
  2. Open Lobster tails with poultry or heavy-duty kitchen scissors.  Release lobster meat from inside of shell by running your finger on the inside of the shell between the meat and shell.
  3. Melt the butter with garlic cloves over medium/low heat.  Drizzle over lobster meat on the inside of opened shell, between lobster meat and shell.
  4. Place on smoker rack in your smoker and smoke until internal temperature is 130-145°F (55-62°C).
  5. Remove from heat and allow to rest for a few minutes.  Then using a fork, slide the fork underneath the lobster meat to loosen it in the lobster tail shell.
  6. Serve with additional garlic butter.

Recipe compliments of Add a Pinch

Cold Smoked Clam Marinières with Spinach & Pasta

Ingredients

  • 800g Fresh Clams
  • 1 large Shallot
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 30g Butter
  • Small glass of White Wine
  • 3Tbsp Double Cream
  • 250g fresh Pasta
  • 100g Baby Spinach Leaves

Directions

  1. Rinse the Clams and check all are firmly closed after being swirled in clean water.  Drain and place in a pan over medium/high heat with a lid on and toss occasionally until they have opened (probably a couple of minutes).  Do not overcook, as they will go rubbery.
  2. Remove from heat immediately and place in colander, reserving the clam liquid.
  3. Lay the clams in shells across a foil covered Bradley rack.
  4. Smoke in your Bradley Smoker for 10 minutes using your choice of Bisquettes, remove and set aside. 
  5. Peel and finely chop a large shallot and crush a large clove of garlic and mix with salt to a paste.
  6. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the garlic/salt mix and shallots and cook over low heat for 4 minutes until softened but not coloured.
  7. Add White Wine, increase the heat, and reduce to syrup.
  8. Add the reserved clam juice and reduce again over high heat to half its volume.
  9. Lastly add the Double Cream and reduce by a third, then return the smoked clams to the pan.
  10. After 2 minutes turn off the heat and place a lid over to keep warm.
  11. Fill a pan with salted water and bring to the boil.  Add the fresh pasta and spinach leaves and cook as per pasta packet instructions (2-3 minutes).
  12. Drain and season liberally with black pepper before turning in the clams and sauce.
  13. Divide between 2 warm pasta bowls and serve immediately.

Recipe Compliments of Bradley Smoker UK

Hot Smoked Salmon with Dill, Horseradish & Spring Vegetable Pasta

Ingredients for Curing

  • 700g side of Salmon
  • 40g Salt
  • 30g Unrefined Molasses Sugar
  • 500ml Hot Water

Directions

  1. Mix together salt and molasses sugar in the hot water. 
  2. Allow to go completely cold and immerse Salmon for 1 hour.
  3. Rinse Salmon then pat completely dry.  Leave it to dry further on a Bradley rack whilst you set up the smoker.
  4. Smoke the Salmon in the centre of your Bradley Smoker at 95°°C (200°F) for about 2 hours, depending on thickness of fish, using Bisquettes of choice.  Test using digital thermometer for 70°C at the thickest part
  5. Remove from smoker and allow to cool, store in the fridge until needed.

Ingredients

  • 150g Fresh Linguine
  • 150g of tender Spring Vegetables, Sugar Snap Peas/Broccoli etc
  • 1 Tbsp of Crème Fraiche
  • 2tsp Creamed Horseradish
  • Black Pepper
  • Fresh Dill

Directions

  • Flake some of the hot smoked salmon, about 200g.  Set aside to come to room temperature.
  • Heat a pan of salted water and add fresh Linguine together with spring vegetables.
  • Cook until pasta is to your liking then drain.
  • Put crème fraiche together with Horseradish cream into the hot pan and return the linguine and vegetables.  Toss together with a generous grinding of black pepper and freshly chopped Dill.
  • Divide between warmed pasta bowls and top with flakes of hot smoked salmon and more dill.
  • Serve immediately.

Recipe Compliments of Bradley Smoker UK

Demerara Cured Smoked Kahawai

Ingredients

  • Kahawai Fillets with skin on
  • Bradley Demerara Cure
  • Brown Sugar or Maple Syrup
  • Garlic powder

Preparation

  1. Lightly Sprinkle Bradley Demerara cure over fish fillets
  2. Rub in Brown Sugar or Maple Syrup on fillets and refrigerate overnight
  3. Additionally add a sprinkle of Garlic powder depending on taste requirements

Smoking Method

  1. Preheat the Bradley Smoker to between 65°C and 85°C (150°F and 200°F).
  2. Dry at 60°C (140°F) with no smoke until the surface is dry. This will require at least one hour.
  3. Raise temperature to 71°C (160°F), using Alder flavoured Bisquettes smoke/cook for 3 or 4 hours depending on thickness of fillets.
  4. If extra browning on fish is required raise temperature to 91°C for the last hour, be sure not to over cook.

Recipe compliments of Bradley Canada

Favourite Smoked Fish

Ingredients

Brine:

  • 4 cups (32 ounces) Apple Juice
  • ½ cup (4 ounces) Pickling Salt
  • ½ cup (4 ounces) Maple Syrup
  • ½ cup (4 ounces) Brown Sugar
  1. Add Salt to Apple Juice and stir to dissolve.
  2. Add Maple Syrup and stir.
  3. Add Brown Sugar and stir to dissolve.

Directions:

  • Place 3 inch pieces of Salmon or your favourite fish, skin side up, in a glass or plastic container or zip-lock bag.        
  • Add brine to fish and place in refrigerator 8 hours.
  • Remove fish from brine; pat dry with a clean cloth or paper towel.
  • Place fish skin side down on rack; place in Smoker.
  • Hickory smoke at 130°F (55°C) for 7 hours. Enjoy.

Compliments of Greg Kropf and Bradley North America

Citrus & Smoked Trout Endive Salad

Ingredients

  • 1lb Trout or other White Fish

For Brine

  • 500ml Water
  • 6 Tbsp Kosher (Sea) Salt
  • 6 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Cloves Garlic, peeled and halved
  • 1 Tbsp Lime Juice

For Salad:

  • 4 heads of Endive
  • 1 Grapefruit, sectioned and cubed
  • Juice and zest of 1 Lemon
  • 1 Shallot, Minced
  • 2-3 Tbsp fresh Parsley, chopped
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  1. Combine all ingredients for the brine
  2. Place Trout in a glass bowl/container and cover with brine, refrigerate overnight
  3. Rinse Trout and pat dry
  4. Place Trout, skin-side down, in Smoker, preheated to 225°C with Alder Bisquettes and smoke for approximately 1.5-2 hours
  5. Flake off Trout meat from the boxes and remove skin
  6. Place Trout meat in a bowl and toss together with Grapefruit, Lemon juice and half of the zest and shallots and season with Salt & Pepper
  7. Cut off the base of each Endive head and remove individual spears from the head
  8. Scoop Trout mixture into spears
  9. Garnish with Parsley and remainder of Lemon Zest.

Snapper Fillets with Lime on Cobb Cooker

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 2 Snapper Fillets
  • 3 Large Limes, very thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp melted Butter per fillet
  • Smoked Paprika
  • Canola Oil Spray

Directions

  1. Prepare the Cobb with Cobblestones and heat for 5 minutes with the lid on.
  2. Rinse the fillets with cool water and pat dry with paper towels.
  3. Spray one side of the lime slices with canola oil and arrange them in on the Roasting Rack to form a bed for fillets.
  4. Lay the fillets on top of the lime slices and baste with the melted Butter and generous pinch of smoked paprika.
  5. Cover with the Cobb lid and cook for approx 10 minutes, checking to ensure they don’t overcook.  Fish is ready when it is opaque in colour and firm to the touch. 
  6. Using a spatula/slice, slide under limes and lift fish and limes onto a serving plate.
  7. Garnish with Parsley or Coriander and enjoy.

Photo and recipe, adapted to suit Cobb Cooker, compliments of Char-Broil

Snapper with Butter and Lemon on Cobb Cooker

Ingredients

  • 4 small Whole Snappers, cleaned and scaled
  • 2 Lemons, 1 thinly sliced and 1 cut into wedges
  • 100g Butter
  • Sprigs of fresh Parsley
  • Salt & freshly ground Black Pepper

Directions

  1. Lay the fish on pieces of foil (enough to totally wrap the fish).  Make 3 shallow cuts in the thickest part of each side of the fish.
  2. Place Butter, Parsley and Lemon slices in the cavities of each fish, with a little bit of butter and parsley kept aside to put on top of each fish.
  3. Season with Salt and Pepper to taste.
  4. Wrap the fish completely in the foil to seal.
  5. Prepare Cobb Cooker, light a Cobblestone and place the fish parcel on Cobb Grill, cover and cook approx. 20 mins.  Cooking time depends on size of the fish, you may need to check from 15mins onwards to avoid overcooking.
  6. Serve with salad and steamed baby potatoes with parsley and lemon wedges.

Smoked Tuna Cakes

Ingredients

  • 1 Albacore tuna loin

For tuna cakes 

  • 1 cup Bread Crumbs
  • 2 Celery Sticks, minced
  • 1 Onion, minced
  • 1 Red bell pepper, minced
  • 5-6 Spring Onions, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp Sriracha (Hot Chilli Sauce available at most supermarkets)
  • 1 Egg
  • ¼ cup Mayonnaise
  • Juice and zest of 1 Lime
  • 1 tsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil (for cooking)
  • Bradley Flavour Bisquettes – Alder

For Marinade 

  • 3 Tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp kosher Salt
  • 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 cup Water

DIRECTIONS

  1. Combine together ingredients for marinade and stir until dissolved.
  2. Cut tuna loin into 3 inch wide pieces and marinate for 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat Bradley Smoker to 140°F (60°C).
  4. Smoke tuna for 1 hour with Alder Bisquettes.
  5. Remove tuna from smoker and flake with a fork.
  6. Mix all ingredients until thoroughly combined.
  7. Hand press into patties, if patties are too dry and aren’t sticking together well then add more mayonnaise. If they are too sticky then add more bread crumbs.
  8. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add tuna cakes.
  9. Cook about 4 minutes per side until golden and crisp.

Recipe by: Lena Clayton