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Recipes => Recipes => Seafood => Topic started by: Wingman on December 12, 2014, 02:34:28 PM

Title: Christmas Salmon
Post by: Wingman on December 12, 2014, 02:34:28 PM

I recently purchased 4.3 pounds of salmon to smoke for xmas presents and I changed it up a bit from my normal routine.  I normally use only the Bradley puck burner to make smoke but this time I added my A-Maze-N tube so I had twice the smoke (apple).  I normally use a soy brine but this time I did a Teriyaki brine and a Worcestershire brine.  We liked both better than the soy but we thought the Teriyaki was the best.
Proof –
 
(http://www.deansmiley.com/Files/Bradley/Salmon/salmon.jpg)

Ready for an 8-hour dip

(http://www.deansmiley.com/Files/Bradley/Salmon/salmon2.jpg)

Getting happy

(http://www.deansmiley.com/Files/Bradley/Salmon/salmon3.jpg)

This was so good!  Best yet.  Better than some Sockeye I did a couple weeks ago.

(http://www.deansmiley.com/Files/Bradley/Salmon/salmon4.jpg)

Thanks for looking.

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: Smokin Don on December 12, 2014, 02:47:53 PM

I would take some of that for a Christmas present!!! Look good!!! Don

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: muebe on December 12, 2014, 03:00:47 PM

Looks outstanding!!!!

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: MoHuka on December 12, 2014, 03:21:54 PM

Don,

Did you use heat or just cold smoke? How long and how did you know when it was done.

It looks excellent by the way...

...Mo

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: Wingman on December 12, 2014, 04:00:10 PM

Quote from: MoHuka on December 12, 2014, 03:21:54 PM

Don,

Did you use heat or just cold smoke? How long and how did you know when it was done.

It looks excellent by the way...

...Mo

This was hot smoked and I ramp up the temp.  These are from my process notes –

Smoked with apple for 16 pucks and Amazen tube w/apple pellets
Start at 115 for 1 hour, 120 for .5 hr, 130 for .5 hr, 140 for 1 hr, 160 for 1 hr, finished at 175
Removed as IT hit 140 (please don’t send the food safety police)
Spun and rotated baskets every 20 min.
Vent set at 50%
Total time – 6 hr.

Title: Christmas Salmon
Post by: Pappymn on December 12, 2014, 04:06:23 PM

That looks really good. Nice job

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on December 12, 2014, 04:10:54 PM

That is some fine looking salmon, nicely done. ;)

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: TwoPockets on December 12, 2014, 04:15:54 PM

You need my address?

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: CDN Smoker on December 12, 2014, 04:47:06 PM

Booked Marked Sir, well done  ;D

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: ACW3 on December 12, 2014, 04:56:15 PM

Looks fantastic!!  I need to do some Gravlax before Christmas.

Art

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: HighOnSmoke on December 12, 2014, 05:12:31 PM

Definitely looks fantastic!

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: teesquare on December 12, 2014, 05:31:04 PM

I only se ONE thing wrong...My teeth are not sinking into it! :D :D :D

Really nice looking salmon Wingman.

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: sliding_billy on December 12, 2014, 06:46:44 PM

And where's mine?  :D

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: sparky on December 12, 2014, 09:42:44 PM

Quote from: TwoPockets on December 12, 2014, 04:15:54 PM

You need my address?

or mine?   ::)

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: fishingbouchman on December 13, 2014, 04:26:47 AM

I end up giving all the salmon I catch away.  If I had some that looked that good I might keep some for myself. 

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: africanmeat on December 13, 2014, 04:37:56 AM

Nice . looks really good .

Title: Re: Christmas Salmon
Post by: MoHuka on December 13, 2014, 08:59:11 AM

Quote from: Wingman on December 12, 2014, 04:00:10 PM

Quote from: MoHuka on December 12, 2014, 03:21:54 PM

Don,

Did you use heat or just cold smoke? How long and how did you know when it was done.

It looks excellent by the way...

...Mo

This was hot smoked and I ramp up the temp.  These are from my process notes –

Smoked with apple for 16 pucks and Amazen tube w/apple pellets
Start at 115 for 1 hour, 120 for .5 hr, 130 for .5 hr, 140 for 1 hr, 160 for 1 hr, finished at 175
Removed as IT hit 140 (please don’t send the food safety police)
Spun and rotated baskets every 20 min.
Vent set at 50%
Total time – 6 hr.

Thanks Don...bookmarked..