Flame Kissed Sockeye

stemc33

It's that time of year again. Slightly overdone, but it's the first fish cook this year and salmon is forgiving. Seasoned with BGE Kodiak River and black pepper. Added a few apple chips for a touch of smoke. Grilled direct at about 400° for about 14 minutes (2 minutes too long). Made up some boxed Red Lobster biscuits and a side salad. Yum. 

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theyolksonyou

Don't think I've ever had sockeye, but I'd tear that up!

stemc33

theyolksonyou said:

Don't think I've ever had sockeye, but I'd tear that up!

Personally, it's my favorite. 

jcaspary

Looks awesome.  Nice work. 

CincyTiki

Salmon on the Egg is such a winner, nice cook!

pgprescott

Looks damn good from here. Lucky you, nice meal. 

Skiddymarker

OK, you have earned an honorary B.C. citizenship, the Best Place on Earth - sockeye is King (see what I did there).
Nice job! 

Legume

Very nice cook, and again, welcome back @stemc33


@theyolksonyou you really need to find some sockeye, especially if you've been eating Atlantic or farm raised.

NPHuskerFL

Looks great. It's easy to overshoot temp  on fish in general. No worries you'll nail it on the next one man. 

mahenryak

Yep.  Nicely done.  I've been knee deep in that species of fish back in my commercial fishing days. 

stemc33

Legume said:

Very nice cook, and again, welcome back @stemc33


@theyolksonyou you really need to find some sockeye, especially if you've been eating Atlantic or farm raised.

Thanks @Legume and it feels good to be back.
I'm with @Legume on this one @theyolksonyou. I will never willingly eat farm raised fish. Wild fish taste better and are safer for you and the environment.  

golfandgrill

I have some in the freezer I can't wait to bust out this week. Solid cook 

stemc33

NPHuskerFL said:

Looks great. It's easy to overshoot temp  on fish in general. No worries you'll nail it on the next one man. 

You're not kidding, fish cooks so fast. That's why I stick to the fattiest fish when I'm cooking. There's a good margin for error without screwing up. Sockeye is like the pork butt for fish.

SGH

It looks spectacular brother stem. Salmon is one of my favorites off of the egg. Got to ask, how did you like the RL biscuits? I can eat them by the truck loads. 

NPHuskerFL

I've never been a huge fan of salmon. Sure, I'll eat it (especially if it's fresh wild caught). Maybe because the farm raised with dyes etc has saturated the market. I rather throw down a few more bones for fresh wild caught than chince and get the latter. There's a huge difference in quality. I really like my family recipe of salmon patties and grilled salmon with rosemary is good. 

SGH

NPHuskerFL said:

salmon patties 

These^^^^^^^ are some of my favorites as well.

stemc33

Thanks @SGH. The best part of going to Red Lobster is the biscuits. The box RL biscuits are good. Simple to make and easy to time the finish so they're hot and buttery when the fish is done. I put them in the oven a few minutes before the fish goes on and they finish at the same time. Timing the sides is sometimes challenging for me unless I'm cooking big cuts of meat that can rest while the sides are prepared. 

johnmitchell

Wow I just realized what we have been missing..Your posts...Awesome pics.

bluebird66

That looks so amazing!

stemc33

johnmitchell said:

Wow I just realized what we have been missing..Your posts...Awesome pics.

Thanks guys. 
@johnmitchell, I just realized in the last few days what I was missing....the forum posts and pics

SmokeyPitt

Looks perfect from here.  

fljoemon

Awesome cook .. this is the time of the year our Costco gets the Sockeye .. been waiting for it .. what kind of a cooking wire mesh are you using? 

tksmoke

Here comes the fresh salmon!!! I have only a couple filets in the freezer. The Foodsaver has kept them in GREAT condition, but I'm definitely ready for fresh. I haven't eaten at a RL for years, but may need to try the biscuits...

stemc33

fljoemon said:

Awesome cook .. this is the time of the year our Costco gets the Sockeye .. been waiting for it .. what kind of a cooking wire mesh are you using? 

Thanks @fljoemon, the mesh is disposable expanded aluminum I get from Albertsons or Walmart in the BBQ section. Even though they're disposable, I get several uses out of them. If I'm cooking a whole fillet, I'll place another mesh on top when I flip the fish. If I'm just eggin' portions, I'll use a spatula.