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Honey Smoked Tilapia with Cajun Seasoning on a wooden cutting board

Honey Smoked Tilapia with Cajun Spice Rub

Mads Martigan
Smoked Tilapia filets first brushed with honey and then rubbed with a Cajun blackening rub and cooked on ANY grill or smoker until perfectly crisp and flakey.
Whether you are using a pellet grill like a Traeger, Camp Chef, or Pit Boss, an electric smoker like a Masterbuilt, or just a conventional propane grill like a Weber, we've got you covered. 
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Australian, BBQ, Smoked
Servings 6
Calories 250 kcal

Equipment

  • Grill or Smoker
  • Wood chunks or a pellet tube smoker with pellets or a smoker box with wood chips
  • Grill Tongs
  • Instant Read Thermometer
  • Basting brush

Ingredients
  

  • 12 Tilapia filets (2 per person)
  • 1 Cup Honey warmed in microwave
  • Black Magic Cajun blackening spice Rub or your favorite spicy BBQ rub or seafood spice blend
  • Cooking Oil

Instructions
 

Prepare the Tilapia for Smoking

  • Spread the tilapia filets out on a baking sheet. Brush the bottoms of the filets with a thin layer of cooking oil so they do not stick ot the grill grates on the smoker.
  • Brush a little bit of warmed honey onto each filet. You do not need too much.
    spreading honey on tilapia before smoker
  • Sprinkle the Black Magic Spice rub or your favorite BBQ seasoning on the filets.
    putting rub on tilapia before smoking
  • Add any additonal salt and pepper as needed.

Set up the Grill or Smoker

  • Light or turn on your smoker and set up the temperature to 275°F. If using a grill, set up the burners or charcoal for indirect cooking
  • Brush the grill grates with oil to keep the fish from sticking.
  • Add your wood chunks directly to the firebox of a smoker, or use chips in a smoker box, or pellets in a tube smoker on a gas grill.
    loading wood chips in an electric smoker

Smoking the Tilapia

  • Once smoke is being produced, put your tilapia filets in the smoker with the seasoned honey side UP.
    tilapia placed on a traeger smoker pellet grill to smoke
  • Continue cooking the tilapia in the smoker until they reach an internal temperature of 145°F using an instant read thermometer.
    smoked tilapia on a traeger smoker pellet grill
  • Remove from the smoker and serve immediately.

Notes

Link for Cajun Blackening Rub
 

Nutrition

Calories: 250kcal
Keyword blackened, cajun, Camp Chef, electric smoker, honey, honey smoked, Masterbuilt, pellet grill, pellet smoker, pellet tube smoker, Pit Boss, seafood, smoked tilapia, tilapia, traeger
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