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Title: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: akjeff on July 07, 2018, 01:26:01 AM

Put a batch of fresh sockeye's(aka red) in the freezer today, and set some aside to eat fresh. We don't like polluting it with a bunch of spices when it's this fresh. All it was seasoned with, was a brush of melted butter, and then S&P. In the MAK at 275 until they were 140 internal. Had cherry pellets in the hopper, and they were great. Wife made a killer side of tabouleh, with broccoli rice instead of cous cous. Trying to go easy on carbs. Awesome meal! Just nothing like fresh out the ocean salmon. The fat just oozes out of the meat it so rich. Great day!

Jeff

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: teesquare on July 07, 2018, 08:21:09 AM

Fantastic! And...healthy to boot. Everybody wins.

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: smokeasaurus on July 07, 2018, 08:30:04 AM

Beautiful....just beautiful.

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: tlg4942 on July 07, 2018, 08:40:19 AM

That has to taste amazing!
 No way to get salmon here that fresh...

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: Salmonsmoker on July 07, 2018, 10:47:30 AM

I used to live in Soldotna. Sure do miss a fresh caught "red"!

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: Big Dawg on July 07, 2018, 02:03:37 PM

 Very jealous !  I eat a lot of Alaska Sockeye because my local grocer carries it all the time.  I get it when it's on sale.  But, of course, it's never fresh.  Yours look amazing ! ! !





BD

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: akjeff on July 07, 2018, 04:02:25 PM

Thanks all! We'll be grilling it again tonight(and probably tomorrow as well). We tend to OD on it while it's fresh, as there's just nothing like it. I'm getting hungry, just thinking about it!

Jeff

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: HighOnSmoke on July 07, 2018, 10:53:54 PM

Fantabulous looking salmon!

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: sparky on July 08, 2018, 12:03:36 AM

That looks pretty yummy.

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: akjeff on July 08, 2018, 12:20:19 AM

The repeat tonight was equally yummy!  ;D

Jeff

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: TentHunteR on July 08, 2018, 08:00:40 AM

Simply AWESOME!!!

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: akjeff on July 08, 2018, 11:11:26 PM

Tonight was the last of the fresh stuff, and tried a little different angle. We wanted a little more smokiness than what you get at grilling temps. So, I cooked at "SMOKE" for the duration to the 140F internal. It takes a long time....like an hour or so in this case, but it's worth it! Damn it was good. The smoke added another dimension to the fish, and the texture was awesome. At grill temps with fatty fish like salmon, it causes the fats to bubble out of the meat to the surface. At the gentle heat of the "SMOKE" setting, the fat tends to stay in the meat more, giving a really rich mouth feel. I guess you could kind of call this kippered(aka "hot smoked") salmon. Whatever it should be called, it's damn good!

Jeff

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: mrbbq on July 09, 2018, 03:49:07 PM

AKJEFF----You've got everyone's taste buds on overdrive! How could it not be good???! Good point about the fish fat coming to the surface of the meat, and using the lower "SMOKE" setting to cook the fish and enjoy it with the fat intact. Can just imagine how much more flavorful fresh caught Alaskan salmon is compared to the other types sold in grocery stores or fish markets.   Thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: First fresh salmon of the year
Post by: akjeff on July 09, 2018, 09:54:17 PM

My pleasure Bruce. It's tough work experimenting with such things, but somebody's gotta do it!  ;D

Jeff