Smoked Honey Glazed Tilapia
- Reviews 3
Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 lbs tilapia fillets
- 1⁄2 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- olive oil
Brine
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup salt
- 1 quart water
Directions
- Dissolve sugar and salt in the water. Stir and dissolve.
- Add the fillets and refrigerate for minimum of 1 hour and up to 4.
- About an hour before marinating is complete start up smoker.
- You are looking for a temperature of about 200 F and no higher than 225°F.
- Use a good hard wood of your choice. I use pecan most of the time. Alder, hickory, mesquite and cherry are all nice.
- Mix up the salt, pepper and cayenne.
- Take out the Fillets, rinse then pat dry.
- Drizzle olive oil on a platter.
- Place fish on the platter and slide em around to oil the bottoms.
- Generously coat the tops only with honey.
- Sprinkle the mixed seasonings on top only.
- Place fillets directly on grate of prepared smoker and smoke for 1 hour.
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