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Smoked Trout Brine

• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup non-iodized salt
• 2 cups soy sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 cup white wine
• 2 shots tequila

Mix ingredients well. Soak trout overnight, occasionally turning the fish and stirring the brine. Remove the trout and allow to air dry. Place trout into the smoker and smoke until done. This recipe works well for all types of fish and also is nice on duck and goose breasts.

Deer Camp Breakfast Bake

• 2 lbs breakfast sausage
• 2 handfuls mushrooms; sliced
• 2 small white onions; chopped
• 8 eggs; beaten
• 4 cups half and half
• 2 squirts yellow mustard
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 12 slices white bread; quartered
• 5 cups cheddar cheese; grated

In a large skillet brown the sausage. Remove the sausage and sauté the sliced mushrooms and chopped onions. In a bowl beat the eggs, then add the cream, mustard, pepper, and mix thoroughly set aside. In a Dutch oven layer the bottom with bread quarters, then a layer of sausage, mushrooms, onions, and cheese. Repeat this layering process until you are out of ingredients. Pour the egg/cream mixture over the layers and let sit for half an hour to allow the mixture to soak into the bread. Bake with top and bottom heat on the campfire until done. You can substitute a casserole dish and 350 degree oven for the Dutch oven and campfire if you have to.

Smoked Salmon Alfredo

• 4 ozs smoked salmon; chunked
• 8 ozs angel hair pasta; cooked
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 1 cup mushrooms
• 1/2 Tsp dill; chopped
• 1 Tsp basil; chopped
• 1/2 tsp thyme; chopped
• 1/2 tsp parsley; chopped
• 1/4 cup tomatoes; chopped, seeded, skinned
• 1/2 cup green onions; chopped
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 Tsp butter
• 1/2 Tsp garlic; diced
• 1 cup spinach
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese; grated

Sauté garlic and mushrooms in butter. Deglaze with wine, add herbs, salmon, and tomatoes. Sauté and additional 2 minutes, add green onions and cream. Bring to a simmer, add Parmesan cheese and spinach. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and toss with pasta.

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