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I've been egging salmon once or twice a week and supply is getting low. Back to Alaska in August for re-supply. Can't beat it. Yours looks great! Love it.
Sorry I missed the centex issue but it apparently involved fire. Here is a story I recently heard. A friend has a lake home in Jamestown KY overlooking beautiful Lake Cumberland. A couple weeks ago he prepared a grilled meal for guests. Later that e…
My "go to" method for chicken is spatchcock. I cook the thighs to 175 + rest and it is consistently excellent. BUT, when I feel a little creative I love to debone and stuff the bird using the Pepin technique. I sit the iPad by the cutting board sta…
I always use a chunk of alder wood in the coals for salmon. I got some alder planks recently and used the planks plus the alder chunk. Alder and salmon are a great combo.
Cdees, I had same issue at first. It is the VOCs. Like said above, all you need to do is let it burn about 20 minutes. The smell test will tell you. Smell the smoke after 5 or 10 minutes, it will have a strong smell. Then wait 25 minutes and repeat.…
Somehow I knew eggheads would also be fishermen. I don't get to the southern waters much anymore, last trip there was Venice, Louisiana which is pretty fabulous for tuna. I mostly fish freshwater, Lake Cumberland in Kentucky for stripers (one p). My…
A year ago we were having 10 friends over for dinner at our lake house in Jamestown, KY on new years eve. I called the only butcher in this small town and ordered 12 inch and a quarter rib eyes. I said these are USDA choice, right? He said they wer…
Saturday, salmon with alder smoke, raging river and maple syrup glaze
Sunday, seared halibut with lemon butter
one of the days I'll make my Moms Lebanese spinach pies for my valentine
My mother was Lebanese. She made meat pies, spinach pies even potato pies. I learned to cook most of her recipes. We do a big Lebanese cook off annually. Family loves it. Visited Egypt, Greece and Turkey a few years ago, very similar cuisine.
I always go direct when I plank salmon. I try to get mine off the egg around 130 - 135 like Granny x 4. + 1 on the maple syrup glaze, very nice with beautiful color. Also stop by your local supplier and get a bag of alder wood chunks or chips, perfe…