Coho Salmon from Alaska

[Chili]

Two thumbs down! Marinade will ruin a good salmon. It's like marinating a prime cut steak. Makes no sense, and you lose the natural taste. With GOOD salmon like a Coho, Copper River, or just a high grade reef net salmon (deep, dark red) you should subscribe to the KISS theory. Don't season too much, and use fresh herbs when possible.

Now, if you're using a crappy washed out pink salmon, by all means, marinate it. You have to for that nasty shit to be edible. Lol

I used to get pissed when ordering salmon at restaurants and they covered it with a sauce of some sort, and was really on the fence when I first tried her marinade, but I'm telling you, it is some damn good stuff.

As far as good salmon, I have reeled in 30+ pounders, I am quite familiar with it.

[momo]

aside from raw (the best way), i will only eat salmon cooked a few different ways.

one being cajun-ass-blackened, especially as a burger.

the other being delicately steamed in a pouch along with typical asian veggies like sugar snap peas, bamboo shoots, carrot with clean and simple flavors like soy + citrus + mirin + ginger. maybe a bit of chili sesame oil on the veggies.

[momo]

Soak pistachio shells overnight in water. Toss them on the coals when hot.

very clever. never thought of that before and i love pistachios.

i crushed some up and breaded some prawns before. a+

[bcoop]

very clever. never thought of that before and i love pistachios.

i crushed some up and breaded some prawns before. a+

I can't take credit for it. An Exec Chef clued me in to that one.