Table of contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 5 Smoking made easy. E xamples with fish. Examples with vegetables. How the VarioSmoker works. Information on smoking. Chapter 3 Chapter 6 Examples with poultry. Examples with low- Ingredients for creating smoke. temperature smoking.
How the VarioSmoker works. Smoking without an extra smoker oven? The VarioSmoker allows you Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it in your iCombi Pro on a to cook and smoke food at the same time in your cooking system. This rack above the food and close the cooking cabinet door.
General information on smoking. Ingredients for creating smoke. Smoking is a flavour-enhancement method which also extends the shelf The smoke flavour: real, original, individual. The VarioSmoker works life of food. Traditionally, smoking is used for meat and fish. Oily fish and with standard smoking materials such as wood chips or pellets. By meat types are especially suited for smoking. Bacon, pork belly, whole selecting smoking materials, the temperature in the cooking cabinet and fish such as trout or mackerel are classic examples.
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Golden yellow skin from the smoke, and the meat underneath with a distinct spicy flavour. Usage examples with fish. The choice of fish is crucial to the quality when smoking, because not The following table summarises the possibilities for preparing fish. every fish is necessarily good for smoking. The protein and fat content Methods Dry salting Wet salting Brine and the individual flavour of the fish will determine how the flavour Preparation Sprinkle and rub the Prepare a 5-8 percent Dissolve as much develops after smoking. A high fat content is usually helpful as the fish...
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66 °C 100% Stage 3 4 litres of water Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it › Lemon rind, tarragon in your iCombi Pro on a rack above the food and dill and close the cooking cabinet door. Select the ›...
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100% Stage 3 › 8 trout › 3% brine: 120 g salt, Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it in 4 litres of water your iCombi Pro on a rack above the food and › Juniper berries, bay close the cooking cabinet door. Select the setting leaves, peppercorns, for your cooking system.
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However, poultry meat does have a tendency to become dry. A gentle cooking process combined with the VarioSmoker is therefore ideal for preparing poultry meat.
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Pre-smoke Step 1 into inside and outside of the chicken. › 12 grilled chickens Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it › 50 g raw sugar in your iCombi Pro on a rack above the food 194 °C Stage 2 140 °C...
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110 °C 72 °C Stage 2 › 3 tbsp black Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it peppercorns in your iCombi Pro on a rack above the food Accessories › 1 tbsp ground aniseed and close the cooking cabinet door. Select the ›...
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Place the duck breast in the brine for 12 hours. Pre-smoke Preheat After this, leave the breast on a CNS grid for 2 hours to air dry. › 6 duck breasts › 3% brine: Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it 30 °C 18 min 30 % Stage 2 188 °C 60 % Stage 3 ½...
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Place the chicken legs in the brine for 24 hours. Pre-smoke Step 1 After this, leave the chicken legs on a CNS grid in cold room to dry for 12 hours. › 10 chicken legs › 6% brine: 120 g salt, Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it 30 °C 18 min 30 % Stage 4 140 °C 84 °C...
It is made by cooking a pork shoulder in the cooking system for up to 11 hours. Spare ribs are also known as baby back ribs. They are succulent and meaty and are also cooked in the cooking system for several hours and then smoked with the VarioSmoker.
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12 hours. › 3 kg pork neck/ Step 3 shoulder Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it › 60 g mild red paprika in your iCombi Pro on a rack above the food › 2 tsp cayenne pepper and close the cooking cabinet door.
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Marinate more than the bone side. › 12 ribs spare ribs. › 12 tbsp medium Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it 130 °C Stage 3 121 °C 150 min Stage 3...
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35 portions Rub the beef brisket with salt and crushed Pre-smoke pepper. › 7 kg beef brisket Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it (point and flat) in your iCombi Pro on a rack above the food 30 °C 18 min...
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Step 1 › 1 kg sweet potatoes 15 minutes. Leave to cool after steaming, as › Salt the humidity has to dry out. › Apple wood chips Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it 30 °C 18 min 30 % Stage 2 140 °C 20 min...
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Classic settings Ingredients Instructions Preheat Step 1 Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it › 10 tomatoes in your iCombi Pro on a rack above the food › 3 Onions and close the cooking cabinet door. Select the 30 °C...
Usage examples for low- temperature smoking. With the VarioSmoker, you can gently smoke in the temperature range between 30 °C and 40 °C in the iCombi Pro. This is because the fan wheel only rotates slowly and no heat is used.
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12 hours. › 8 salmon sides › 3% brine: Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it 120 g salt, 4 litres of in your iCombi Pro on a rack above the food water and close the cooking cabinet door.
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6 portions Place the duck breast in the brine for 12 hours. After this, place on a grid for 2 hours to air dry. › 6 duck breasts Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it › 3% brine: in your iCombi Pro on a rack above the food ½ litre orange juice, and close the cooking cabinet door.
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Smoked cheese or tofu. Ingredients Instructions Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it › Cheese or tofu in your iCombi Pro on a rack above the food › Apple wood chips, and close the cooking cabinet door. Select the olive wood chips setting for your cooking system.
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