Family reunions are the best part of holidays as it brings the family closer, barbeque that usually takes place in these family reunions not only serve as a means of enjoyment but also the scrumptious and delicious food that is served brings the family closer and are the best times to socialize. Smoked food fans are fond of fishes and one of the most delicious smoked fishes is smoked salmon. Salmon is a delicacy and is a cold water fish.

The first step in preparing salmon in an electric smoker is to prepare the salmon for smoking, firstly the salmon should be deboned or a deboned salmon should be bought, no bones should be there in the fish as it will hamper the smoking process and the final dish will not turn out to be too good. After removing bones from the fish it should be washed thoroughly then it should be dried. After washing the salmon it should again be drenched for a small time in alcohol like vodka or tequila, then the salmon should be brined, kosher salt should be used and for a single cup of salt, another two cups of sugar should be added the salmon should be cut into small rectangular pieces.

After cutting the salmon a thick layer of salt should be placed on the bottom of the tray then the pieces of salmon should be placed on it and the mixture of kosher salt and the sugar should be sprinkled thoroughly over the pieces. Then the salted salmon should be allowed to rest for an hour or two after this process the salmon should again be rinsed thoroughly. After this, the marinating process of the salmon should be done. In a bowl mix salt, pepper, red chilly, garlic, and water mix all the ingredients then this mixture should be applied to the salmon properly then the salmon should be wrapped in a plastic wrap in such a way that most of the air from the fish is taken out then the fish is refrigerated for a minimum of twelve hours, it is done so that the fish absorbs all the flavors and takes up the taste of the spices.

After this, the excess marinade from the salmon should be removed by placing the pieces of salmon on some paper towels so that the paper towels absorb the excess marinade. After this the chrome plated grates of the electric smoker should be oiled so that the salmon does not stick to the grates, also the electric smoker should be preheated at 225 degrees F, soaked wood chips should be placed in the wood chip bowl of the electric smoker on Solidgoldeats.com. Then the fish should be placed inside the electric smoker at 165 degrees F the fish should be smoked for at least four to five hours.

The smoking process depends totally upon the taste of the person. Smoking the salmon for three hours minimum provide it a smoky texture which is tender as juicy whereas on the other hand some people like a firm texture which is obtained by smoking the fish for five to six hours which breaks down the muscles of the fish and makes the salmon tender and smooth.

The fish should be smoked till the temperature inside the fish reaches a crisp of 130 degrees F, a probe thermometer of a meat thermometer should be used in order to aptly take the temperature of the fish. After the fish is smoked it should be allowed to rest for a minimum of thirty to forty-five minutes so that the fish absorbs all the smoky flavor and the texture provide to it by the spices and the entire process of smoking.…

Jalapeno Guacamole (Spicy) -Never get over the board while making this recipe,  I repeat never, simplicity is the way to the best jalapeno guacamole, do not over think just buy fresh ingredients and for the beginning begin with the ripe avocados. 

This recipe is highly customized in nature, how? some people like there jalapeno guacamole as super spicy and to make it that spicy they prefer adding extra jalapenos to the recipe whereas some prefer tartness and for it, they add extra lime, the flavor depends on how you wish for it to be. The most important thing that you need to keep in your mind is that you are supposed to add tomatoes to bowl only in the end and do not forget to save some cilantro you would require some of it for sprinkling on the top, in the end, Let’s get started with the recipe. 

Ingredients 

• Three pitted and peeled Avocados (ripe) 
• Half Tomato 
• Half Red Onion 
• Chopped Jalapeno 

• Two big spoons of Chopped Cilantro 
• Half a Lime  
• One small spoon Salt 
• One small spoon Ground Pepper 

Directions 

• Start with the avocados, first peel them and then pit once done take a medium-sized bowl and add the pitted and peeled avocados to the bowl, take a fork and mash the avocado with it, you can even use your hands if you do not want to use a fork for mashing.
• Time for some chopping, first take the onion and chop it, be careful, once done with chopping the onion take the jalapeno and chop it, after jalapeno chop the cilantro, once done with chopping all the veggies, take a medium-sized bowl and add all the chopped veggies to the bowl, after the veggies add lemon juice to the bowl and top with pepper and salt, take a spoon and start mixing (do not get the tomatoes just yet).
• You would have noticed that we did not chop the tomatoes when we chopped the other ingredients because we were not supposed to add tomatoes with the other veggies to the bowl(why? because if you add chopped tomatoes at the beginning then the texture of tyour guacamole would be wet which is surely not good), now chop the tomatoe once done with chopping fold it into other veggies( be gentle) serve it fresh and if you do not wish to serve it just now or wish to wait for your friends or family then cover the bowl properly and then place the covered bowl in your refrigerator. Before serving garnish using the remaining cilantro.

As I said before do not over think and just follow all the ingredients, there is nothing complex in this recipe and hardly consumes time, once you are done tasting what you just made you will for sure fall for this recipe and you won’t even realize and this dish would become one of your favorites dishes as it is super easy to make, do not forget to show us with love by commenting down below. …

Ingredients 

• Ninety-five grams of smoked haddock  
• Half a big spoon of lime  
• Half a big spoon of cream cheese 
• One big spoon of sour cream 
• cayenne pepper 
• pepper 

Instructions 

• Take a small-sized pan, add some water to it, place the pan on your stove, turn your stove on and let the water boil, once bubbles start appearing on the surface add haddock to the boiled water and increase the level of heat, wait for about seven to eight minutes as after eight minutes it would start to flake and the color might be a little different, turn the stove off after eight long minutes and transfer the cooked haddock to some other container and once the temperature of the haddock reduces start removing the bones if it has any and the skin, do not forget to flake its flesh 

• Now take a medium-sized bowl, add cheese to the bowl after cheese add cream, lime juice, cayenne and in the end top with pepper, once done adding all the ingredients to the bowl start mixing, you can use a spoon for this and if you wish to smoother texture then transfer this mixture to your food processor and blend until you get the right texture, once done serve with oatcakes. If you do not know how oatcakes are made then there is no need to get worried about this para is the oatcake recipe, ya you can thank us later. 

Oatcake Recipe- 

Ingredients- 

• all-purpose flour 
• oats 
• bicarbonate soda 
• butter 
• salt 
• sugar 
• boiling water 

Instructions – 

• first of all heat your oven to about one ninety degrees c and after this take a bowl and in that bowl add flour, salt, oats, soda, and sugar, once done adding all the ingredients, start mixing them together, Now add butter to the mixture and rub it, once everything is properly mixed you will realize that now your mixture replicates bread crumbs 
• Boil some water and then add it to the bowl in stages, combine once you get a thick looking dough stop. 
• Now go to your work surface and start with sprinkling some oats and some flour on it, once done with sprinkling roll your dough on it, use a cutter to cut the dough you can even use whiskey glass for cutting the right shape and if you wish to get the right size. 

• Now take a baking tray and place your perfect looking dough on the tray, place it inside your oven and set the timer at twenty minutes, bake, after twenty minutes if the cake looks a little brownish golden then you are good to go and if not then set the timer for ten minutes, and bake again. That’s all with the oatcake recipe, it is quite simple, and it does not even take much time. If by any chance you make some extra oatcakes do not panic because you can easily freeze them and later when you wish to eat them put them right into your oven. 

Ingredients 

• water 
• Two big spoons of vegetable or olive oil (i prefer olive oil over vegetable oil) 
• Two courgettes (use a peeler and cut the courgettes into some ribbons)  
• Pepper and salt according to your taste and preference 
• Two big spoons of honey 
• Two sliced carrots 
• Four tomatoes (plum) 
• Half a cucumber 
• Two chopped spring onions  
• One shredded lettuce 
• One big spoon of seeds of sunflower  
• Olive oil (extra virgin) 
• Juice of two lemons 
• Two big spoons of truffle oil 

Steps- 

1. Take a bowl and place the ribbons on it, add oil to it and use your hands to mix them together once done mixing add pepper and salt and again start mixing the ribbons need to be properly coated.
2. Take a pan and place it on your stove, turn the stove on, heat your pan, once there is smoke add the coated ribbons to the pan but in batches, cook each side of the ribbons for about a minute (once brown transfer the cooked ribbons to a plate or a bowl).
3. Wash your pan and then place it again on your stove, add water to the pan and boil it once boiled add sliced carrots to the water and boil them for about two-three minutes.
4. Now chop all the veggies (tomatoes, onions, and the lettuce) once chopped place them in a bowl, add seeds to the bowl.
5. Its time for dressing, add some extra virgin oil to the other bowl, now add truffle oil and lemon juice, mix well (use a spoon for mixing) 
6. Now add cooked ribbons and carrots to your salad. That’s all.

• Let’s make one salad which is super healthy and ridiculously easy to make, does not require a lot of ingredients as well 

Salad 

Ingredients 

• You can go for green or brown lentils (make sure they are properly drained  
• Diced cucumber 
• Four halved tomatoes (cherry tomatoes) 
• Two medium-sized chopped spring onions 

• Two big spoons of  dressing  (go for the fat-free dressing) 
• One big spoon of mint (make sure it is fresh and do not forget to chop it) 
• Crumbled cheese 

Instruction 

• Take a bowl and add all the chopped veggies to it once done adding all the vegetables add the fat-free dressing to the bowl, mix well (for mixing use a spoon), on the top add cheese and simply serve. 

• Worried about from where you can get the dressing? there is no need to be worried because such salad dressings are easily available in the market you just need to find the right one for your salad because the market is full of different types of salad dressings. 
• The best part about this salad is that each and every serving of it provides thirteen grams of protein and other than protein it provides the same amount of carbohydrate with protein and carbohydrate it provides one hundred and sixty-five kcal, it is not that high in fat as it only provides about five point five grams of fat and about four grams of fiber