Salmon

[Cisco85]

While I like fish one type I've never had is salmon. Any fav recipes ya'll got or advice is strongly appreciated.

 

[Sourdough]

There are Roughly five species of Salmon in Alaska. It is the species of Salmon that you choose that is hundreds of times more important than the recipe.

I advise studying the advantages and disadvantages of each species for human consumption.

While I like fish one type I've never had is salmon. Any fav recipes ya'll got or advice is strongly appreciated.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I grew up fishing for salmon and steelhead. All the streams and rivers around where I grew up were full of them, fished in the ocean a lot for salmon too.
Most of the salmon caught I would smoke. I first made a brine out of salt and let it sit overnight. Then I'd wash the salt off and put the fish in a marinade of honey, brown sugar and maple syrup. Lay the fish out in the smoker and sprinkle red and black pepper over it. I always used alder for salmon. Smoke until done.

Edit: this recipe was also known as Squaw Candy

 

[Cabin Fever]

One piece of advice is to not buy farm-raised salmon. I prefer wild-caught Chinook and Sockeye.

 

[Tim Horton]

In the far great white north we had neighbors that were salmon fishing fanatics.. They fished the river 1000 kilometers up river from the harbor in Richmond, Vancouver and several big lakes in the area.. They made a wonderful flavored home smoked salmon that was more a shoe leather jerky..

The fisherman cafe on the wharf by the cannery in Richmond, Vancouver had the most wonderful smoked salmon eggs benedict.. And coffee that would float an anchor..

I do make the occasional meal of canned salmon patties.. The trick I have found works best is to use finely crushed Ritz crackers, egg, black pepper in the mix..

 

[sonya123]

I buy fresh salmon at Aldi and it works fine for this and is not very expensive

marinate the salmon overnight in lemonade ( I buy that at Aldi also)

smoke it for about an hour

Sushi:
cook sushi rice, add some seasoned rice vinegar while it is still hot and put it on a cookie sheet to cool in fridge
cool salmon also
cut up a avocado and a english cucumber in small strips
brown some panco bread crumbs in olive oil , cool
make spicy mayo by mixing mayo and siracha sauce

assemble sushi rolls
cut seaweed sheet in half, put on plastic wrap
add a thin layer of rice and smash it a little
add another sheet of plastic wrap and flip it
take off bottom wrap
put mayo on sheet
add slices of the salmon ( not the skin) , avocado and cucumber
roll by using a sushi matt or a kitchen towel , I use a kitchen towel

you need a VERY good and sharp knife to cut the rolls, sprinkle with the panco crumbs
serve with wasabi , soy sauce and pickled ginger

 

[Mountain trapper]

One of my favorites for grilling salmon filets is to coat it first with dry Italian dressing mix. Let it sit for a few hours then grill it over hot coals.