Steelhead with Salmonberry Glaze

Steelhead salmon (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are commonly known as trout, but in fact they are a species of salmon native to the Pacific region. Land locked steelheads are also known as rainbow trout; in fact that is their common name. The term steelhead is used to differentiate between those rainbows that stay in fresh water permanently

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Wordless Wednesday: 3/14/2012

Salmon Burgers With Old Bay Aioli

I’m not really sure what the most popular fish for grilling is, but if salmon isn’t at the top of the list it must be near the top.  I came across an interesting article in a recent issue of “Summer Entertaining” from Cook’s Illustrated for an interesting take on Salmon and Tuna Burgers.  Just

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Plank Grilling: Salmon With Cucumber Salsa

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Today’s entry in my Plank Grilling series is a nice little salmon dish with a refreshing and flavorful cucumber salsa.  It’s one of the easier dishes to prepare and can be done by almost anyone.  Prepare the salsa a few hours before you start cooking salmon so it has a chance to fuse all

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Salmon With Scotty B’s Carrots

Grail Note: Just a reminder to all my readers.  Many times the sauces and/or products used here at BBQ Grail HQ are provided by the manufacturer.  That is the case with the sauces from Scotty B.  It may also appear that I like everything you sent to me.  I don’t, I promise.  It just seems

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Compressed Sushi with Candied Salmon

Earlier in the week I can smoked Candied Salmon a try.  It came out pretty nice.  Lots of flavor, not as sweet and candy-like as I had hoped but it was good.  Later on I was reading one of favorite new cookbooks, The Food and Cooking of Japan & Korea when I came across a

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Salmon Candy

Getting ready for the brine

A few years ago Celeste and I visited the wonderful city of Vancouver, Canada.  During out stay we stopped by Granville Island and came across a smokehouse selling Salmon Candy, I’m don’t remember what they called it, but it reminded me a Pig Candy, so I called it Salmon

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