Question for all you (fish) smokers

I have a kaffir lime tree that is packed full of kaffir lime leaves (obviously).

 

My missus has suggested that i cut a whole lot off, dry them out, chop them up and burn them in the smoker (to cook the fish).

 

Anyone tried this with any success?

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Kaffir lime leaves

Mon, 2016-05-09 20:55

 Not sure how they would go in the smoker, but what about bruising a heap up and putting them in your brine? 

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 If you give me a shit load

Tue, 2016-05-10 08:01

 If you give me a shit load il give it a try

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not sure

Tue, 2016-05-10 08:23

they'd probably burn too quick. the wood from the tree would probably be better? you need around half an hour of smoke for fish

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Great idea! Ive got a huge

Tue, 2016-05-10 08:26

Great idea! Ive got a huge kaffir lime tree as well and never considered this.

You can preserve the small softer leaves in jars for cooking also if you cant get through them fast enough.

Ive found they loose there flavour quite fast when they get old and dried out so it could add quite a subtle flavour to the smoke.

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 Probably make a good lime

Tue, 2016-05-10 09:14

 Probably make a good lime cigar Randall 

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Give it a crack randall. what

Tue, 2016-05-10 14:06

Give it a crack randall. what are you smoking in? If it's a smaller galv/ss folding fish smoker style, the leaves will be the way to go - but you gotta be careful not to oversmoke. Keep in mind, they will give off a very white smoke. This can give off bitter smoke flavours. If you are using an offset style or larger smoker, use the branches. YOu will need to season them for months though. I've got apple and lemon wood all seasoned for 14 months in the shed that I use for my smoking. Means the branches just slowly smoulder and dont catch. catching will mean the temperature will spike and will throw off your cook times. Not too much of a problem with fish but very much a problem with brisket and ribs for long cooks. 

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 I just use an el cheapo

Tue, 2016-05-10 17:49

 I just use an el cheapo jarvis walker s/s smoker that normally uses wood chips and the burner undernearh.

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 alright yeah you'll probably

Wed, 2016-05-11 13:34

 alright yeah you'll probably want to use a foil package if you're going to burn the leaves. loosely wrap them so it regulates the smoke that comes out. otherwise you can easily oversmoke to bitterness. 

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Maybe try using them fresh?.

Thu, 2016-07-07 15:33

Maybe try using them fresh?. I've used fresh rosemary on the coals in the weber and and they smoke up well and give a nice subtle flavour

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