Cherry Plank Halibut

MikeDV

One of the vendors at our local farmers market had fresh halibut this weekend. I brushed it with EVOO and some Traeger Fin and Feather rub, then smoked it on a layer of lemon slices on a cherry plank. Served on a bed of cardamom rice, it was one of the best pieces of halibut that I’ve ever had. 

JohnInCarolina

Nicely done!  That looks great.

Battleborn

Looks great! My brother in law just got back from Alaska where they caught a bunch of halibut and salmon. May have to go break in to their freezer and give this a try.

Mattman3969

Very nicely done Sir 

td66snrf

Very attractive. What temp did you cook it at?  Halibut is one of my favorites. 

loco_engr

yummy looking fish!
prob a dumb question (wouldn't be the 1st time) but do you flip to get smoke on both sides?

alaskanassasin

Damn right! @Battleborn your brother got lucky I haven’t heard of many people hooking up to halibut this year

the_crease

Hell yea!  Looks great!

Battleborn

@alaskanassasin I haven't actually seen the haul he brought home, but here says there is a lot. The above picture was from my one trip to Alaska in 2011. I can't wait to get back. 

MikeDV

td66snrf said:

Very attractive. What temp did you cook it at?  Halibut is one of my favorites. 

Thanks! I cooked it at 400 on a recessed grate just above the coals. 

MikeDV

loco_engr said:

yummy looking fish!
prob a dumb question (wouldn't be the 1st time) but do you flip to get smoke on both sides?

I did not flip the board. I’ve only just started to smoke on planks so do not have much experience. I will say that by the end of the smoke the board is dried out and bowed up in the middle. 

alaskanassasin

Nice haul @Battleborn where did you leave out of Ninilchik or Homer?  

Battleborn

alaskanassasin said:

Nice haul @Battleborn where did you leave out of Ninilchik or Homer?  

@alaskanassasin I actually think it was Whittier. I was in Anchorage, at the AF base. All I really remember was we went through a long tunnel to get there and there was some glaciers nearby. 

alaskanassasin

That is Whittier. Awhile back all the residents in town moved into that massive ww2 bunker. I bet they are really nervous right now.