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Hot & Spicy Salmon Experiment.

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SGH
SGH Posts: 28,791
edited August 2015 in EggHead Forum
Salmon happens to be one of my personal favorites off of the BGE. I'm quite fond of really hot and spicy stuff as well. As such, I thought why not. I covered some of the salmon with a very healthy dose of cayenne just to see how it would turn out. I left one piece just lightly coated for the wife. This actually turned out incredible. I coated lightly with Paul Prudhommes blackening seasoning and then poured the cayenne to it. Cooked indirect at 550 degrees for 7 minutes to the second. This is on the to do again list for sure. Hope that yall enjoy my friends and may your hair continue to grow long and shaggy. 

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  • SmokingPiney
    SmokingPiney Posts: 2,282
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    Wow - seriously great looking cook! I love salmon, but I have to say the skewers look amazing. Well done!  :)
    South Jersey Pine Barrens. XL BGE , Assassin 24, Weber Kettle, CharBroil gasser, AMNPS 
  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    LOVE salmon and spice!  Thanks for sharing the experiment and great looking grub!!  Gonna try it!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
  • PASmoke
    PASmoke Posts: 279
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    That looks fantastic! That second photo down and the skewers make my mouth water. Bravo!
    Atlanta, GA - Large BGE x 2

  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    SmokingPiney said:
    I have to say the skewers look amazing.
    The wife gets credit for those. I refuse to assemble anything that doesn't have meat in it ;) Thanks for the kind words my friend. 

    bgebrent said:
     Gonna try it!
    Just a friendly word of caution, it's a tad warm. Careful who you serve it to if they are heat intolerant. And thank you for the kind words my friend. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

  • Spaightlabs
    Spaightlabs Posts: 2,349
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    We use a habanero rub that a friend makes on salmon.  The 2 of us go through 3 or 4 pounds of salmon a week and this is the only way I cook it.  Salmon with a wallop is tops on the list around here.
  • walleyv
    walleyv Posts: 147
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    Looks great.  Next time I pick up some salmon I'm going to try this.  
  • jabam
    jabam Posts: 1,829
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    Great cook! You never cease to amaze me. Keep it coming!!
    Central Valley CA     One large egg One chocolate lab "Halle" two chiuahuas "Skittles and PeeWee"
  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    I appreciate the caution on the heat.  Will serve to those I know love real heat and will weed out the others. :). Thank you.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
  • bluebird66
    bluebird66 Posts: 2,733
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    Wow, that looks fantastic! Awesome cook.
    Large Egg with adjustable rig, Kick Ash Basket, Minimax and various Weber's.
    Floyd Va

  • TexanOfTheNorth
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    Looks good. Is that white salmon?
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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
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    Looks great. We had salmon last night as well.

    Rowlett, Texas

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    Never figured you for Salmon. Looks fantastic and the flavor profile flair sounds like some decent heat with deep flavor. Nice work Scottie!
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
  • cook861
    cook861 Posts: 872
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    Great looking  food 
    Trenton ON 1 mbge for now
  • msloan
    msloan Posts: 399
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    wow that looks great!  my wife loves salmon and she likes it with a bit of kick....I may try this for her.
    gettin lucky in kentucky!   2 XL eggs!
  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,227
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    Great looking salmon cook. I don't think I could handle the heat, but it looks great. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,600
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    I have to admit Scottie you are starting to venture into new waters. Full Salute right there
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    You're slacking on the cayenne, homie. 
  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    You're slacking on the cayenne, homie. 
    Hey, I can't win them all ;)

    Jstroke said:
    I have to admit Scottie you are starting to venture into new waters. Full Salute right there
    Actually I have probably posted more salmon than anything else. We cook it at least once a week. Thank you for the kind words my friend.

    Great looking salmon cook. I don't think I could handle the heat, but it looks great. 
    Thank you brother.

    msloan said:
    wow that looks great!  my wife loves salmon and she likes it with a bit of kick....I may try this for her.
    I find the cayenne to be just right. Not to hot, but a little kick. And thank you my friend.

    cook861 said:
    Great looking  food 
    Thank you brother.

    Never figured you for Salmon. Looks fantastic and the flavor profile flair sounds like some decent heat with deep flavor. Nice work Scottie!
    Brother Husker you are the second person to seemed surprised that I cooked salmon. With that said, if you look back I have probably posted more salmon than anything else. We cook it at least once a week. It's honestly one of my very favorites off of the egg. And as always, thank you for the kind words my friend. 

    Griffin said:
    Looks great. We had salmon last night as well.
    Thank you brother.

    Looks good. Is that white salmon?
    The 4 pieces that I covered with cayenne is King Salmon, the other piece is Sockeye. And thank you brother of the North. 

    Wow, that looks fantastic! Awesome cook.
    Thank you brother.


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    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 16,989
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    Having recently discovered salmon on the BGE, it has become amongst my personal favorites. 
    Having seen this cook you have done with spice, will send my butt back to Costco as soon as I get back from the road!
    This. Is. Awesome! Thank you for sharing.
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    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,231
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    Pic Heavy ?!?!?!
    New Albany, Ohio 

  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,971
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    Two thumbs up! Looking forward to trying some blackened fish myself - how is without the extra cayenne?
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    blind99 said:
     how is without the extra cayenne?
    Brother it was fantastic. This will be my go to method in the future. Just a word of caution, if you are heat sensitive you may want to throttle back on the cayenne a tad. It's fairly warm. And thanks for the kind words. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    YukonRon said:
    Having recently discovered salmon on the BGE, it has become amongst my personal favorites. 
    Having seen this cook you have done with spice, will send my butt back to Costco as soon as I get back from the road!
    This. Is. Awesome! Thank you for sharing.
    My pleasure brother. Salmon off the egg is one of my favorites as well. I hope that you enjoy them. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    Pic Heavy ?!?!?!
    My bad. It's pic heavy yall. 


    blind99 said:
    Two thumbs up! Looking forward to trying some blackened fish myself -
    Blackened redfish is incredible. Look up Chef Don Prudhommes method. It's simple and about as good as it gets. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out.