salmon ???

Unknown

Hi !!! I'm new to the egg and need some input. Have a 4 lb filet of salmon (atlantic) and want to get a smoke flavor when I cook it tomorrow on my new egg (large one). Any Advice ???? Appreciated, Joyce

KennyG

<p />Joyce,[p]Many on this forum have a great salmon recipe. I will toss mine into the ring:[p]Marinate your filet in a good, robust teryaki sauce such as Angostura or Kikkoman for several hours.[p]Preheat the Egg to 225-250*[p]Remove from marinade and pat flesh dry with paper towels
Splash on a light coat of Jack Daniels or your favorite equivalent and drizzle with maple syrup.[p]Smoke on the Egg, skin side down (if present) for about an hour. Alder chips and/or sugar maple are recommended.[p]It's chow time when the flesh flakes easily with a fork.[p]K~G[p]

BlueSmoke

Joyce,
Last evening I did salmon filets for dinner. Just sprinkled on a good rub (Tsunami Spin, from Dizzy Pig) and refrigerated for an hour. Meantime I took the Egg up to 350º and tossed in 2 hickory chunks about 10 mins. before putting the filets on. Put the filets on, skin down, and closed the dome. 15 mins. later they they were, luscious and beautiful.

nikkig

Joyce,
Hubby did some smoked salmon and followed the recipe in RandyQ's site. He said it turned out very good (I don't eat salmon).Check out the link for the details.[p]~nikki
[ul][li]RandyQ's Salmon[/ul]

Mark

Joyce, My advice is to begin with a wild salmon. The common farmed variety tastes differently depending upon the pellets the fish are fed. The farmer selects the pellets based upon the color of meat desired. The fish food companies have different color "chips" to assist the selection much like you might choose a new color paint for your house.[p]A wild salmon is straight from the ocean.[p]Mark

Nature Boy

Mark,
That is good advice, as it is hard to top wild salmon. With that said, I would take good fresh farm raised salmon anyday over questionably fresh wild salmon. Interesting story about the feed pellets! Many folks just don't have the luxury of going out and getting good fresh wild salmon...or any good fresh fish for that matter. Yet I agree. If you see good fresh wild salmon....yowza.[p]Beers!
Chris