Smoked Wahoo Dip and Spread (BGE)
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Category
Fish
Cuisine
American
Author:
Jay Gleaton
Servings
8
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
50 minutes
If you're lucky enough to catch one of these bad boys you do get a lot of good meat. Here we are going to slow smoke the fish, add a few things to make that smoked fish super spreadable and we are going to end up with a healthy treat that you can spread on crackers, or between some slices of bread, or on top of a salad, or in a wrap.
We can sub out other fish here, traditionally trout is used for this but really a firm tightly flaked white fish is ideal, whatever it may be.
I'm smoking on my XL Big Green Egg as always.
Ingredients
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2 lbs Wahoo
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Ghost Pepper BBQ Rub
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¾ Cup Yogurt
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½ Cup dukes mayo
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2 Tbsp Nice olive oil
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1 Rib celery diced fine
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1 Large lemon juice and zest
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1 Shallot diced fine
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Salt
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Pepper
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Crackers
Directions
Get your coals and wood going on a smoker at low temp. 190-200 degrees
Sprinkle some Ghost BBQ Rub over the fish and then Smoke over low heat for 50 minutes. No oil needed here
Chop the celery and shallot very finely and mix into the rest of the ingredients, mayo, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
Mash in the fish, still warm, but not hot into the ingredients with a fork to beak it up until it is a nice texture.
Serve on cucumber or crackers or a in a sandwich or wrap and ENJOY!
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Recipe Note
This recipe is not really spicy even with the addition of the ghost BBQ rub so for those of you disappointed by that you can always add in a fresh chopped chili pepper. I would recommend a Serrano or two for flavor and maybe even a 1/2 ghost pepper if you have one fresh. If not, try a bit of our powerful pepper flakes and you can sub out hot pepper salt out in this recipe as well to give it a nice additional kick.
The dip ends up being a smokey, citrusy, and not very fishy dip that can be a big hit at a party. Wahoo are pretty big fish and are a firm fleshed but white fish that can hold up to a smoker. If you like your dip more fishy try subbing in some makerel and if you are not trying to diet you can sub half the yogurt for sour cream for an even richer dip .Keep some yogurt though since it adds a nice tangy note to the recipe.
